Stephen wrote:
> 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

I was told it was all metal jewelery, but that could also be caused by
the use of electric scalpels and the possibility of ground issues.

That is really not what you want to hear from a surgical nurse or
anesthesiologist, that the hospital might have grounding issues.

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