What would happen if you got hit with a defibrillator while fully conscience?
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You weren't hit by a defibrillator. And if you were, then you really should get out of the healthcare profession, because only idiots get shocked w/ today's technology and safety features.
A defibrillation will not always kill someone. The potential is very high. It will cause arrhythmias, but not always necessarily fatal ones. Some patients will have atrial arrhythmias (AFib/ATach) which can cause the blood to thicken and the heart to not pump as efficiently, cardiac output will decrease. Several arrhythmias are VTach or VFib. VTach can havea pulse and usually can be fixed w/ Lidocaine or other anti-arrhythmics. VFib has no pulse, and will need Defibrillation again to correct it.
Defibrillators are used on people who are conscious several times. However, they are programmed w/ a "SYNC" button that coordinates the shock to be delivered at the appropriate time during the electrical conduction of the heart. This is used in rhythms such as SVT (Supraventricular Tachycardia), Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Tachycardia. The joules or electrical current in layman's terms are generally lower. If it is an emergency where taking the time to sedate and wait for the IV sedation to kick in would be dangerous, cardioversion (defibrillation w/ sync) is performed. Most of the time in a controlled environment (hospital) the patient is given medication to lessen the pain and consciousness.
Nobody should be getting shocked as a provider by accident. If they do, it is out of sheer stupidity on their part and others. Paramedics are trained to always be aware of their surroundings. If someone is not paying attention to the patient who is critical enough to need defibrillation, that's their own damn fault. They deserve the shock. The safety features built into these machines are amazing and you have to really try to f*ck up to shock. Such was the case where this EMT-B thought it would be funny to shock the Paramedic while she was riding in the ambulance. It killed her, and he's in jail. Shocks can be delivered by people being in contact w/ the patient when the electrical current is delivered. Too bad so sad buck-o.
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It could stop your heart.
it would render you unconcious and my cause your heart to actually go into an arrhymia.
it would shock the hell out of me
It could stop your heart from beating.
Current passing across a heart in this fashion can work sort of like an on/ off switch. We see people use them to save lives but it can also stop a heart.
It WILL stop your heart beat. Thats what they do, they are designed to stop the heart and allow your body to restart it and give you a normal heart beat.
The heart stops and than if your lucky the electric impulses of your body will start it again.
There would be serious chances of heart failure
Yes it could stop your heart.
OUCH!
I have been hit by a defibrillator once.
It gives you hell of a shock.
It can stop a beating heart by putting it in fibrillation ..
Most defibrillators are designed to check a person's heart rate and to only render the shock if the heart rate is low. Most nowadays are designed this way to prevent error.
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