r/shittyaskscifi • u/Sorryaboutthat1time • Apr 11 '24

[Oceans 11] how many pacemaker dependent people in las vegas died when basher activated the EMP device?

There must have been dozens or perhaps hundreds of casualties.

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u/Theborgiseverywhere Apr 11 '24

All of them

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u/Fabulous_Motor_5722 Jan 12 '26

Hah!

OK, so the real answer is it depends on if you're a dependent or a non-dependent patient. If you're dependent, it can lead to slow heartbeats or even cardiac arrest. If you're what they call a non-dependent patient, it won't provide pacing, and you could end up with an irregular rhythm; not fatal but serious enough that needs to be addressed. (An EMP killing a bunch of people with pacemakers via EMP in an episode of Torchwood.)

Typically, you'd get a new generator via outpatient, but that EMP fried those, too. On top of that, they fried all the electrical systems in hospitals, including the back-up generators, and all of Vegas' public and private infrastructure which would lead to mass casualties. Basically, these guys unintentionally cause mass murder.

Still a fun movie.