When Hollywood meddles with medicine & first aid : the real truthWho has never heard “3, 2, 1 … Shock!” in shows like ER, Grey’s Anatomy or Dr. House?Suspense, emotions and sometimes (very) complicated medical terms, Hollywood knows how to keep us hanging until the next episode.Entertaining the audience, but neglecting its’ education?From a strictly cinematographic point of view, we must …
Defibrillation Electrodes
All you need to know on defibrillation electrodesDefibrillation consists in an electrical current passing through the myocard – the heart muscle tissue – to get it back to its normal rhythm. An essential step in helping a sudden cardiac arrest victim.As the main accessories of AEDs, defibrillation electrodes have several functions:They are the point of contact between the AED and …