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. 2024 Jul 31;19:100734. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100734

Table 1.

Summary of measurements.

1st 2nd 3rd Mean
Scenario 1
Below the detection limit.
Scenario 2
 150 J
  Maximum voltage across rescuer, V 97.7 60.1 61.9 73.2
  Maximum current through rescuer, mA
  Total energy, J 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.02
  Proportion of energy*, % 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.02
 200 J
  Maximum voltage across rescuer, V 98.6 94.1 96.8 96.5
  Maximum current through rescuer, mA
  Total energy, J 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04
  Proportion of energy*, % 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
 360 J
  Maximum voltage across rescuer, V 155.9 164.0 150.5 156.8
  Maximum current through rescuer, mA
  Total energy, J 0.08 0.08 0.06 0.07
  Proportion of energy*, % 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
Scenario 3
 150 J
  Maximum voltage across rescuer, V 222.2 258.0 232.0 237.4
  Maximum current through rescuer, mA
  Total energy, J 0.16 0.19 0.14 0.16
  Proportion of energy*, % 0.11 0.13 0.09 0.11
 200 J
  Maximum voltage across rescuer, V 318.0 232.0 265.1 271.7
  Maximum current through rescuer, mA
  Total energy, J 0.32 0.19 0.24 0.25
  Proportion of energy*, % 0.16 0.10 0.12 0.13
 360 J
  Maximum voltage across rescuer, V 318.9 347.5 311.7 326.0
  Maximum current through rescuer, mA
  Total energy, J 0.35 0.34 0.26 0.32
  Proportion of energy*, % 0.10 0.09 0.07 0.09
*

Represents the fractional energy delivered to the rescuer arising from the electric potential difference on the rescuer between the two points of contact with the patient and/or common ground, calculated as the energy experienced by the rescuer/the total energy output of the defibrillator.