Hi John
 JM> I'm not sure why that is.  If the machines can NOT be
 JM> discharged unless VFib or VTach is present what's the harm?
 JM> Boy, are we talkin' liability!
Aye. And there's the rub. Its called litigation and the `theory' of 
`foolproof ECG diagnosis'  per advertising blurb and `practise'  are two 
completely different worlds.
There is VT with output and there is VT without. Can yer average Joe Public 
find a radial pulse let alone a femoral?.  Nuff said.
TTFN
Bruce
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