If you have come here specifically just to well actually me by saying "it was Frankenstein's MONSTER" then bad luck as the title is referring to the BOOK! ;p This defib sits outside my office so I decided to work it into a video and remembered Earl Bakken praising Frankenstein (the movie) for sparking his interest in electricity, which triggered a memory of school science classes where I learnt about Galvin, Volta and how they influenced Mary Shelley. The invention of the ECG is, in my opinion, one of the greatest advances in medicine on a par with discovery of antibiotics. Pacemakers and defibrillators continue to get better and better and now the ones my colleagues insert (I don't do them anymore - I have sub-specialised in different [electromagnetic?] field) do many different functions, can wirelessly talk to units in the patient's house, transmit information to the hospital and we are alerted to problems before the patient even realises. They can also shock patients out of dangerous rhythms - but more than that, they can deliver highly complex therapies to avoid even NEEDING to shock the patient, as it's not very nice. ----------------- UPDATE: My friend Patrick at Corporis released a video pretty much simultaneously and through no prior planning it's a great companion to this one. If you want to learn the theory behind action potentials head on over and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vxiz5s7k7E Brilliant have really supported this channel so wire you still here? Charge on over for ample reasons to sine up. Visit https://brilliant.org/MedLife & sign up for FREE. The first 200 people will also get 20% off Premium membership. More Medlife Crisis: http://www.medlifecrisis.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/medcrisis https://www.facebook.com/Medlifecrisis https://www.instagram.com/medcrisis ----------------- Music: Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=005 Artist: http://incompetech.com/