tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post3657836725410783558..comments2024-03-21T19:03:19.133-04:00Comments on Where there had been darkness...: People are strange, when you're a Doctor (Strange)Jugularjoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-38465820245921411172016-12-26T06:21:32.411-05:002016-12-26T06:21:32.411-05:00I didn't see this comment earlier...yes, defib...I didn't see this comment earlier...yes, defibrillators only work when there is still an electrical rhythm in the heart. If there's actually a flat line, defibrillation won't work. But having said that, it's still the practice to at least try to shock a flat line once or twice in the hope that a) the flat line is an error, that there is an electrical rhythm not being detected for some reason, or b) that it will work despite a flat line.ckovacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247983121351412450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-87127303624433464122016-11-26T17:10:09.995-05:002016-11-26T17:10:09.995-05:00Interesting to learn, though. The TVTropes entry (...Interesting to learn, though. The TVTropes entry (https://is.gd/nsOhA9) reiterates basically what you said, but includes a little more detail. These kind of mistakes are very common, of course. As a programmer, I have to expect that any otherwise realistic mainstream media will instantly turn into sci-fi/fantasy the moment computers come into play. Some shows do better than others: Mr. Robot is notable for doing meticulous research, and Elementary is usually pretty good, or at least keeps the tech details vague enough that they can sidestep making any mistakes, but they recently had an episode that used some kind of Internet domain verification group as a plot point that was just pure nonsense. It's frustrating as someone who actually has decent knowledge in those areas that the writers basically flat-out don't care about my suspension of disbelief, and more frustrating that so many storytellers just don't care about spreading misinformation to people who don't know any better.cfchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950133709503504617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-52218401214543482442016-11-24T07:21:54.659-05:002016-11-24T07:21:54.659-05:00My understanding is that they're used in insta...My understanding is that they're used in instances where the heart is beating in an irregular rhythm that isn't getting the job done. The shock interrupts the bad rhythm and allows the body's proper, effective rhythm to take over. <br /><br />You're right. It's a tiny complaint, and the kind of situation where the audience has come to accept the wrong way.<br /><br />A friend tells me that an early episode of Supernatural got it right, but I really have seen a lot of media that does.<br /><br />A happy Thanksgiving to you too! <br />Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-34881183806777799312016-11-24T02:41:32.929-05:002016-11-24T02:41:32.929-05:00Haven't seen the movie, but what you describe ...Haven't seen the movie, but what you describe is certainly how defibrillators work on every TV show and movie I've ever seen. Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if it's dead wrong (depictions of CPR generally are, from what I understand), but if so it's so universally wrong that it strikes me as an odd thing to complain about just for this one movie.<br /><br />BTW, happy thanksgiving!cfchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950133709503504617noreply@blogger.com