This TED Talk features CPR instructor and artist Todd Scott,

recorded live at TED NYC 2017.

Last year I got a chance to watch the new Star Wars movie, which was fantastic.

But one thing kept bugging me.

I don't know if you guys noticed this or not.

In this entire technically advanced world, I did not see a single AED anywhere, which was totally shocking.

Almost as shocking is not knowing when AED is, which you guys do know.

But for those at home, an AED is an automated external defibrillator.

It's the device used when your heart goes into cardiac arrest to shock it back into a normal

rhythm. Or as one of the guys I was teaching in class to, referred to it as the shocky-hardy box

thing. But I really can't blame the empire, since, you know, health and safety regulations aren't really their first order of business.

Though, even if we, I think, worse than not having an AED, would be if there was one there, but just no one knew where to find it.

These devices can drastically increase your chance of survival, almost like a taunton on Hoth.

But I am pretty sure that that Storm Trooper is going to be toast regardless if we have an AED

or not. Since what happens is that chess plate is going to be quite hard to get off. And like that

taunton, the AED has a very short window of time in which is highly effective.

In this case, around basically, we've got to use it within the first 10 minutes.

The Jedi, on the other hand, have no problems with their outfits.

Those robes open straight up.

You can place the pads right onto the chest.

So upper right-hand side of the chest, lower left, wait for the unit to sort of determine if it's a shockable rhythm, and get ready to shock.

But the Jedi do have a problem. They have a head appendage issue. And so I can be totally clear thinking I'm ready to go, but I'm accidentally touching a tentacle and inadvertently shocking myself.

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