Electrocuted? AED

[bluesadness]

Has anyone ever heard of using a AED defibrillator/electric shock to the heart to ctb?

I have known only a case. Thoughts? Or any medical person have tilplz

 

[eupdplishlp]

Hi, I have not heard of this but any elecric shocks which are up to 2000volts when awake is gonna be excrushiating. I've seen people beeing given cpr while still awake and using the shock machine with them consious they scream.

 

[bluesadness]

Idk this one voltage but should work right?

 

[EmptyBottle]

I thought the system checks the pulse, if the rhythm is abnormal *then* it shocks, otherwise it doesn't take action.

 

[RadiantNumber]

I thought the system checks the pulse, if the rhythm is abnormal *then* it shocks, otherwise it doesn't take action.

It detects if patient is human? You could put electrodes to something and then touch them

 

[EmptyBottle]

It detects if patient is human? You could put electrodes to something and then touch them

Tho the distance to the heart will be greater and since it probably is designed not to push more power than needed, I'm not sure what it will do. The heart could stop and restart, could misfire, then correct itself, or do all sorts of undefined behaviour

 

[unluckysadness]

bad idea i think. too much risks to end at the hospital

 

[nobodycaresaboutme]

I think it's a bad idea too. If AED can give you a fatal electric shock, patients getting cardiac arrest will be killed by the shock rather than the heart problem