[ConservativeMind]

The front back approach appeared to be 2.64-fold better at restarting the heart. The old way we always see on shows is not the best, but it makes sense why.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Carry_Okie]

If the patient can’t be moved, one wonders about placing the pads on opposite sides.

[Responsibility2nd]

I used to wonder what was the deal when in Breaking Bad, that Mondregal executive committed suicide using a defibrillator. I didn’t know they could kill you if used incorrectly.

[Responsibility2nd]

A year and a half ago, I underwent an internal defibrillation. Cardioversion.

Quite Shocking. Literally.

[43north]

Physiologically this makes perfect sense. Chest-to-back current path is through the heart. Chest-to-side current path goes over the anterior portion of the heart and does not do a good job of interrupting the fibrillation so that the heart’s electrical system can return to a normal rhythm. It’s past time somebody figured this out.