>>>"George T. Daughters" said:
>
> 100 Joules, ill-timed with respect to the heart's intrinsic
> excitation and unfortunately applied such that the right (or wrong,
> actually) amount goes through the heart, is plenty to kill. What
> usually happens though, is a big-a** "kick" as most of the skeletal
> muscles get stimulated, and we are launched from our previous
> position.
And as a reference... prehospital defibrillation protocols call for 200J, then
300J, then all subsequent shocks at 360J!
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