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JPINFV
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FFEMT, you missed your calling as a lawyer because that was beautiful.
VFlutter
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An electrophysiologist once told me that without a wire in the heart it is all just a crap shoot. Obviously he is a little biased but I think the statement holds some truth.
If V fib has progressed to the point where it is so fine that it is read as asystole then I am guessing that it will likely be refractory to defibrillation. There is some literature about shocking "asystole" in lighting strikes or electrocutions because of chance of very fine V fib.
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DesertMedic66
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I called it that the thread would get locked quickly. Do I win something?!
JPINFV
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Ok, UWorld (USMLE question bank), all black children have sickle cell anemia. This is like the 5th time you've asked me this in this stack of 44 questions.
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Time's up.:rofl:
DesertMedic66
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Sure...for the next 3 seconds, you won't be banned for anything you post here.
Don't make promises you can't keep
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katgrl2003
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I'm sad I missed it!
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I was being serious yes, I thought perhaps the higher concentration in medical oxygen made it more flammable?
Clearly I was wrong ....
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Being wrong is natural and no big deal...the problem comes when you refuse to learn from it
JPINFV
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I was being serious yes, I thought perhaps the higher concentration in medical oxygen made it more flammable?
Clearly I was wrong ....
*Hands head in shame
Oxygen is required for combustion and in higher concentrations makes things on fire burn hotter and faster, but it itself is not what is actually on fire, thus it is not flammable.
Clare
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Then why is smoking not allowed around medical oxygen for fear of combustion?
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The answer to that is in the post from JPINFV you just quoted. Oxygen accelerates combustion.
JPINFV
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Yes... it's just that oxygen is an oxidizer and not a fuel source.
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Because it will significantly intensify what is already burning, and potentially make things that would be more difficult to light ignite much more readily.
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Was that Section 12 guy the same one that was here complaining about the exact same thing a couple months ago? Sure giving me déjà vu...
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I miss the pseudoseizure lady
JPINFV
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I thought it looked familiar, straight down to the name, but I couldn't locate the thread.