RE: I hate cliches to death!
May 12, 2015 at 5:31 am
(This post was last modified: May 12, 2015 at 6:06 am by Alex K.)
(May 12, 2015 at 5:27 am)Ben Davis Wrote: Henchmen with guns who couldn't hit a shed wall from 10 yards.
They probably all went to Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship academy...
But as someone who has done EMT work, I an absolutely furious about the way resuscitation is displayed in most films as a dramatic device.
1. if the patient is flatlining, they shock until the heart starts beating (if the patient is flatlining, don't keep shocking with a defibrillator. The patient is not a car you want to jump-start. As the name would suggest, the defi is there to stop the heart if there is ventricular fibrillation)
2. Resuscitation usually involves someone pushing and hitting the chest for ten seconds, at which point the patient either suddenly awakes or the person is dragged away by a helpful bystander who will mutter "He's gone." cue "Noooooooooooooooooooooo". lazy. shitty. writing. (resuscitation can take much, much longer. The important thing is to start immediately after collapse, defibrillate asap if necessary to prevent all the energy to be drained from the heart muscle and to keep pumping and some airflow going until the professionals arrive). Ideally, the heart starts up by itself again.
Why are movie makers systematically teaching the population how to most efficiently kill someone for good if they are in cardiac arrest? Because most writers don't know jack shit? (my theory)
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
