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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by ak217 on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:14PM (#34313749)
> Defibrillators wouldn't be chock full of capacitors if that wasn't the case

Disrupting the heart's rhythm is way easier than restoring it. Especially if the disrupting current punctured the skin (which the defibrillator is not allowed to do)

> a couple amps from arm to arm

This is incredibly bad advice. A couple amps at 220VAC is devastating if actually delivered inside your body. The reason people routinely survive mains shocks is dry skin, no path across their body, or no path to ground, which is totally a matter of luck.

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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by Dylan16807 on Monday January 09, 2023 @10:25PM (#34320137)
> Disrupting the heart's rhythm is way easier than restoring it. Especially if the disrupting current got in through punctured skin (which the defibrillator is not allowed to do)

But that's what a defib does. It disrupts your heart's rhythm. And then you hope it goes back to normal.

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