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. 1979 Feb 24;1(6162):513–514. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6162.513

Current required for ventricular defibrillation.

J N Patton, J F Pantridge
PMCID: PMC1598097  PMID: 444863

Abstract

The mean current required for ventricular defibrillation was measured and found to be 0.35 +/- SE 0.03 A/kg body weight, which is about one-third of that predicted from animal experiments. There was no apparent correlation between the current required and body weight (r = -0.007 +/- SE 0.213). There is no evidence of need for defibrillators storing more than 400 J.

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