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Does epinephrine stimulate spontaneous contractions in asystole?

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Epinephrine also improves the rate of successful defibrillation by increasing the VF amplitude and myocardial contraction, which stimulates spontaneous contraction. The most common rhythms during pediatric cardiac arrest are asystole and bradycardia, and epinephrine can provide a perfusing rhythm in these patients.

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