Defibrillators have been around, and successfully treating a particular heart ailment, since the mid 1900’s. However, they have never once been used (or at least used correctly) on a heart attack sufferer.There is a general misconception, within our society, that a defibrillator is used to treat heart attack victims. Of the people I asked, over 85% thought this was the case. 7% had no idea what a defibrillator was used for. This might shed some light on why the actual ailment a defibrillator was invented to counteract still kills over 95% of those it strikes

heart attack is caused by a blockage in one or both of the coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart. As a consequence, the heart muscle in the area of the blockage begins to die due to a lack of oxygenAs the disease progresses it brings with it warning signs, such as chest, upper abdomen, arm and sometimes jaw pain. It can also produce nausea and profuse sweating but the victim usually remains conscious and generally alert. The sufferer will quite likely survive the attack assuming proper treatment and care is administered