Flatline? Shockingly, No.
D:Hey Yael, do you have...
Y:Shh! I'm watching my favorite medical drama, "Very Attractive Doctors."
D:Sorry. What's going on?
Y:A terrible accident victim was just brought into the ER. Oh no, she's flatlining! Quick, grab those paddle things and shock her!
D:Wrong move.
Y:Whaddya mean? See, Dr. Smith is trying to shock her back to life. Flat line! Clear! Zap!
D:That may be how it's done on TV, but not in real life. See, those paddles, which are part of a machine called a defibrillator, don't work by shocking the heart back into action after its stopped beating. The word fibrillate mean…
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