Movie myth? OR clinically correct? Can a defibrillator really jump start a flatlined heart bringing you back from the dead just like in the movies? Learn the science behind an electrical shock to your heart and when it should and shouldn't be done. Join us as we discover the truth behind this medical movie trope. Can A Defibrillator Actually Restart A Flatlined Heart, Can you survive a flatlined heart? Defibrillators save lives Can a defibrillator save a heart attack? Should a defibrillator be used for a heart attack? Heart attack vs cardiac arrest What are the chances of surviving a heart attack with a defibrillator? do defibrillators stop the heart? do defibrillators work? do defibrillators restart a stopped heart? Can a heart that has stopped be restarted? Can you restart a heart that has flatlined? #debunked #learnscience #moviemyths CREDITS: Stu K - Researcher / Writer | Illustrator | Editor | Producer | Presenter Jacob T - Researcher | Writer Ross G - Illustrator | Editor | Animator MUSIC CREDITS Epidemic Sounds SOURCES: https://www.openhouseproducts.com/can-defibrillator-used-hairy-chest/ https://www.welmedical.com/2021/08/12/what-happens-when-you-use-a-defibrillator/#:~:text=So%2C%20the%20layman's%20answer%20to,the%20heart%20to%20restart%20itself https://www.livescience.com/flatlining-death-heartbeats-continue.html#:~:text=Death%20is%20not%20a%20linear,survived%20or%20even%20regained%20consciousness https://www.lhsc.on.ca/critical-care-trauma-centre/critical-care-trauma-centre-263#:~:text=This%20procedure%20is%20called%20Defibrillation,to%20a%20normal%20electrical%20pattern https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0300957214007461 https://www.welmedical.com/2021/09/24/defibrillator-myths-busted/ https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/expphysiol.2005.030973 https://www.steroplast.co.uk/knowledge-base/how-do-defibrillators-work.html#:~:text=A%20defibrillator%20works%20by%20de,sinus%20rhythm%20in%20the%20process. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-arrhythmia/symptoms-causes/syc-20350668 https://firsteditionfirstaid.ca/blog/2017/11/06/5-movies-with-aeds-why-using-an-aed-doesnt-work-like-that/ https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/conditions/cardiac-arrest https://avive.life/guides/arrhythmias-and-sudden-cardiac-arrest/