On 17/05/2010 8:21 PM, andrel wrote:
> A defibrillator gives a short 'DC'-pulse that stimulates all cells in
> the heart at once, and resets them. Hopefully the heart will then reboot
> gracefully

As a side note I was taught that it was important to remove any metallic 
body jewellery from around the chest area before using a defibrillator. 
Ouch!
Another point about electrocution is that mains voltage is not always 

and one 800V dc that really woke me up. Insulating footwear is a 
lifesaver. :-D


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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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