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Originally Posted by mugwump
The only asystole we ever had -- touch wood -- was seconds after an IV push. Festivities and excitement ensued, but he started up again quickly. He was flatline for about 40 seconds. We stopped the trial and broke the blind. It was normal saline (placebo, confirmed by analysis) -- the guy had a vasovagal. He was an incredibly fit young South African trooper.
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I've never heard of one THAT bad. I probably would have had to check my own pulse right after his.
Funny thing about the term "quickly." In hindsight 40 seconds doesn't seem like much, but when it was going on I bet it felt like 4 minutes.