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by ELB
Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:30 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Can A Taser Be Substitute Defibrillator?
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Re: Can A Taser Be Substitute Defibrillator?

randomizzer wrote:Short answer, No.

Third problem is you can't tell if a person having a heart attack is actually in a shockable rythm. If they are not you could do more harm than good shocking them with a defibrillator or anything else.
Automated External Defibrillators take care of this little problem -- they won't administer a "shock" unless they detect an arrhythmia that can be helped by it. It will just instruct you to continue CPR. I doubt Tasers have this feature built into them... :roll: Besides, Taser's manufacturer spends a lot of time in court trying to prove that the Taser can NOT affect the heart... ;-)

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