TIL that there is a difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest! And if you attempt to use a defibrillator on a heart attack victim, you may actually kill them!
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/about-heart-attacks/heart-attack-or-sudden-cardiac-arrest-how-are-they-different
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/17c40vh/til_that_there_is_a_difference_between_a_heart/
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I got the impression that a defribrilator will only give a person a shock IF it detects the abnormality in the heart
At least the modern ones, old fashioned defibrillators were manual. In fact the new ones talk to you, give you instructions and are designed to be used by anyone.
