Tv and movies show them as a magical heart restart machine, bringing people back from the dead. But I’ve heard medical professionals say that’s not true, but they never elaborate. I’ve seen portable ones everywhere, so they must be needed fairly regularly.
Long story short, they are like rebooting your computer after a crash. Sometimes that’s all it takes, sometimes its not. It is considered a temporary fix until doctors get involved with drugs or surgery.
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