Like say someone is perfectly healthy but their heart stops and they don’t get to the hospital in time. Why is it impossible to “turn them back on” through electricity? Especially since we figure the brain is just electrical impulses. Why can’t we jolt it back?
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Like many ER docs would say “you can’t shock a stone heart”
If the heart has arrested – with no shockable rhythm, no amount of electricity can bring it back to life. However, effective CPR might give it a chance to maintain circulation while we look for reversible causes.
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