why do doctors say clear when using a defibrillator?
July 24th, 2010
you know when the doctors say cleer when ever the person is nearly dying
July 24th, 2010
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July 24th, 2010
you know when the doctors say cleer when ever the person is nearly dying
The heart essentially works off of electricity, so when you send an electrical shock into someone who’s heart is not beating properly, it’s like giving their heart a jump (like you would do with cars). However, if someone is touching the person when the shock is given, the electricity will also flow into them. Since that person’s heart is working fine, the electricity could cause their heart to stop working correctly. So in short, instead of having one person with heart failure, you could have 2. That’s why the doctor (or nurse, or whoever is using the defibrillator) says "clear," so everyone knows he is about to shock the patient and they’ll step back and "steer clear" of the patient during that time.
This is when they are about to administer a shock to get a patients heart going. They want everyone else to take their hands off the patient so they won’t get shocked too.
It’s short for "Stand clear"
so people wont get shock.
it is so surrounding people do not also get shocked
and also to make sure the oxygen mask (if being used) is also out the way so it does not combust when in contact with the shock
It is said so the code team has no contact with the patient so they don’t receive an electric shock. I was once defibed with 360 joules and it’s not pleasant. I went backwards and all that stopped me was the wall.
RN/CCU