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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Does it just automatically restart beating after effects wear off?

[–] ggppjj 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I would personally imagine that you may need to be defibrillated at some point but otherwise probably yes? The toxins are causing the paralysis and people do survive it so I can only imagine that the heart takes back over after a certain amount of effort. Otherwise, I don't actually know.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Defibrillation is only useful if the problem is your heart is doing some kind of fibrillation.

If it's not beating at all, other methods like manual massage or chemical restarts (epinephrine) are the right move.

[–] ggppjj 3 points 2 days ago

Gotcha. My CPR training was so long ago, and the only relevant information that really stuck with me was "the AED will directly instruct you if it thinks a shock is helpful based on what it detects", after that the specifics just kinda fell through my brain.

[–] roguetrick 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You might need external/transesophageal pacing with a severe exposure to TTX, but that would only be temporary. It shouldn't cause v fib.

[–] ggppjj 1 points 2 days ago

Gotcha! My brain did the "heart stop = defibrillator" thing. Thanks!