Look here it may be of interest http://www.medtech1.com/new_tech/newtechnologyfeature.cfm/67/6 victor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Koffman" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [OT]: automatic defibrillator > Um...I've never heard of one. There's a fundamental problem with this > idea. First off, I am a paramedic, and yes, I am trained in Advanced > Cardiac Life Support (ie the drugs and procedures that include > defibrillation). > > The most common rhythm that is converted by defib is ventricular > tachycardia, when the heart is beating very fast. Too fast to supply > itself or the rest of the body with blood. In effect, it's just > quivering. Unfortunatly, if this is happening to you, I don't think > you'd be conscious long enough to get to a defib unit and activate it. > Other rhythms that can be converted using defib are trickier to > diagnose and recognize, and often have other symptoms, so I'm not sure > an automated defibrillator would pick up on them (most AEDs read the > heart's rhythm through the stick on pads, they don't check any other > vital signs). > > Now, all that being said, there are internal pacemakers and defibs > that might work. These are for specific circumstances, and are > generally either implanted or kept on all the time. Having an external > defibrillator that you use on yourself would be highly unlikely, at > least in my experience. > > Josh > -- > A common mistake that people make when trying to design something > completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete > fools. > -Douglas Adams > > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:12:59 -0600, rad0 wrote: > > Does anyone make an automatic defibrillator that > > you can somehow use on yourself, if you're alone, > > and you need it of course. > _______________________________________________ > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist