A SHOCKING STORY

I would like to relate a story about judder bar flutter that is not so funny. A young lady at home with chest pain called the community rescue unit which evaluated her and decided to transport to our hospital. She was placed in the back of the ambulance with a new trainee on a monitor that had defibrillation (shock) capability while the experienced veteran was in the front seat driving. While going over a rough patch of road the monitor alarmed and its automated voice blared out “shock advised”. Just as the trainee reached for the flashing orange shock button the veteran seeing the patient was sitting up in no distress and realizing it was judder bar flutter shouted out don’t shock the patient. It was too late the flashing orange button was already compressed, and the patient shocked. The veteran quickly pulled over the ambulance and told the trainee to get up front and drive he would stay in the back with the patient. In the hospital the patient expressed her surprise about being shocked. “I DON’T KNOW WHY THEY SHOCKED ME I WAS FEELING FINE “