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Portland – Placing one of the two electrodes on the back could improve the success rate of emergency defibrillation. A rescue team from the US state of Oregon presents its experiences in JAMA Network Open (2024; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31673). During defibrillation, an electric shock switches off the cardiac muscle’s conduction system for a short time, allowing it to restart with a normal…