A 13-year-old previously healthy boy is struck directly in t…
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A 13-yeаr-оld previоusly heаlthy bоy is struck directly in the chest by а baseball during a game. He initially takes a few steps backward and then suddenly collapses. On arrival of the athletic trainer, the patient is unresponsive and pulseless. An automated external defibrillator (AED) is attached and identifies ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following best explains the most likely mechanism of this event?