What problems can defibrillators fix, and why can’t we use them with all cases? Why is there, apparently, a time limit on their use for a patient?
In: Biology
Defibrillation only fixes ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. These are when the heart is beating irrationally and not taking signals from the internal pacing system. Defibrillation causes a burst of electric current that causes the heart cells to pause and allow the pacemaker to take over again.
It does NOT help when the heart has “flatlined” or has stopped beating.
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