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Ventricular fibrillation makes the heart quiver uselessly

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When the electrical grid fails, the pump just vibrates. Instead of a coordinated contraction, chaotic electrical signals cause the cardiac chambers to twitch rapidly like a bag of worms, pushing absolutely zero circulation outward.

Ventricular fibrillation makes the heart quiver uselessly
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