• hex@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    I don’t like this, I’d prefer if they provided a source or explanation. “A phone call takes up to an hour to trace”? Really? How do we even trace phone calls? Why doesn’t a defibrillator work? It’s not movies that taught us that! School taught me that shit!

    • Otter@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Why doesn’t a defibrillator work?

      In movies (and mostly cartoons), it’s often used as a solution to any ‘death’, so it’s more just misleading

      • For the heart to pump blood, the muscles need to contract in a specific pattern. This is coordinated by a part of the heart using a form of electricity.
      • When these contractions get out of sync and blood stops being pumped (ex. certain types of heart attacks), we can use a defibrillator/AED to get everything in sync again.
      • If that is not the cause of the cause of the problem, the defibrillator wont’ work.