I guess I’m talking about defibrillation. Is it just the movies, or is it how defibrillation actually works in real life ?
I mean, you are trying to revive someone, trying to bring them back to life. What’s the worse thing that can happen ? Why do they start from low voltages and increase it slowly, and get more and more anxious and dramatic every time they say “Go up to 350” or whatever.
I mean, the person is already dead. What’s the risk ? Why do they act so hesitant ? What’s there to lose ?
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I feel it’s important to understand that defibrillation is trying to *stop* the heart from beating ineffectively (“fibrillation”). This allows the autonomous pace-maker trigger the heart to beat rhythmically.
I’m no expert but I suspect that increasing the voltage doesn’t really help this stopping in the most real-world cases.
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