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Something About Ventricular Fibrillation #VF Ventricular fibrillation is thought to have three phases that are time sensitive: 1. Electrical Phase 2. Circilatory Phase 3. Metabolic Phase 1. Electrical phase: - Occurs within first 5 minutes. - Early defibrillation during this time is key and is the basis for providing access to AEB in public areas (such as airports and stadiums). 2. Circulatory phase - This Follows the electrical phase - It lasts for 15 minutes. - By this time myocardial and neur