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iPhone 5-Your own personal, portable defibrilator (probably spelled that wrong)

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That's not a bad idea. Seriously. Probably not enough joules though. Need 300 joules to kick start the heart. Sometimes several shocks are needed. :eek:

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That's not a bad idea. Seriously. Probably not enough joules though. Need 300 joules to kick start the heart. Sometimes several shocks are needed. :eek:

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Deep breath and then hammer-fist to the base of the sternum. Need to generate at least 2300 pounds of pressure on impact and compress, not shatter the chest. 85% sure it accomplishes the same thing people try to do during CPR, just much faster.
 
Deep breath and then hammer-fist to the base of the sternum. Need to generate at least 2300 pounds of pressure on impact and compress, not shatter the chest. 85% sure it accomplishes the same thing people try to do during CPR, just much faster.

Yep, it's called a pre cordial thump. Do not do it to the base of the sternum (xiphoid process) , however, middle of chest between the nipples instead. The base of the sternum can pierce the heart with excessive force. Useful for irregular ventricular beats (pvc's) that cause loss of consciousness when no defibber is available. Not effective for atrial fib.

Cardiac nursing was my specialty. ;)



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