DragonClaw
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I was doing some reading, and someone said it was to purposely stop the heart because the rhythm was off so you can right it with CPR. But that seems dumb to me. Maybe I'm just ignorant, but isn't having a crappy pulse better than having none? I mean, once it's gone, isn't that harder to fix? Yeah, CPR, but it just doesn't make sense to me.
I thought the shock was to start the heart again, like jumping a dead battery. But then again, what do I know?
I thought the shock was to start the heart again, like jumping a dead battery. But then again, what do I know?