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If someone is accidentally shocked by a defibrillator being used during a patient resuscitation, and lost her babyc could the defibrillator be the cause?
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Question: this is not a simple question. A lot more information would be needed to evaluate the possibility/probability. There is a possibility but the probabilities would vary depending on the variable data
Answered 10/7/2014
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