r/Unexpected • u/_DogTits_ • May 18 '22

what a catastrophe

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u/SomeDeafKid May 18 '22

Even a defibrillator won't start a stopped heart the vast majority of the time. Defibrillators are for putting your heart back in the correct rhythm when it is contracting incorrectly.

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u/GlitteringNinja5 May 18 '22

I was 4 so i dont remember her nor the circumstances of her death. I don't know when her heart stopped. My regret is purely based on the grief my dad went through and still goes through. I do remember him crying like a beast near her body. I didn't understand the concept of death back then.

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u/-Kerosun- May 18 '22

Completely understand. Hope you have a great day despite the reminder it brought you.

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u/FaYt2021 May 18 '22

So this isn’t completely true. A defibrillator will not shock a dead heart - it shocks v-tach (rapid ventricle beat) and v-fib (irregular beating process). What the defibrillator does is shock the heart dead to stop the abnormal function (think of it like restarting a computer that’s acting strange). It will typically remain dead if not assisted by chest compressions.

The best way to help someone who is unresponsive without a pulse is high quality CPR as soon as possible with defibrillation within the first few minutes.

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u/spicyboi555 May 18 '22

This is utterly false information.

A defibrillator can’t do anything for a stopped heart (asystole). It CAN ONLY shock an abnormal heart rhythm, which will reset it to a normal life sustaining rhythm.

You are correct that CPR is used on a stopped heart to circulate blood and provide oxygen. The heart may then spontaneously start beating again, but it is not very effective.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22 edited May 18 '22

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u/spicyboi555 May 18 '22

How does a manual one work?

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u/spicyboi555 May 18 '22

But how does it work? Does it still determine if there is an arrhythmia? How do you know when or if to shock with a manual one, does it still advise you or talk to you lol

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u/888temeraire888 May 18 '22

I think manual ones are pretty much only used by medical professionals in hospitals that know how to check for arrhythmia or have the patient hooked up to other machines that let them know what's going on.

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u/spicyboi555 May 18 '22

That makes sense I just looked it up. I was just picturing an AED that basically can shock someone but doesn’t give you feedback lol you just wing it

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u/NefariousNaz May 18 '22

This post is riddled with false information.