The Wildest Myths Viewers Have Been Led to Believe by Movies & Media

Myth #37 – A Defibrillator Will Restart A Person’s Heart

In films, the electric shock of the paddles is always shown to bring a person back to life, however, that’s the exact opposite of a defibrillator’s job. A defibrillator stops the heart after it suffers irregular rhythms, allowing doctors to perform CPR to get it working correctly again.

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