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by aaron695 2408 days ago
Pretty much an urban legend.

Basically it's 'possible' to get cardiac arrhythmias that don't kill you immediately and might kill you later. But not proven, so you're better off learning about not getting zapped than this possibility. Or learning CPR.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00392-019-01420-2

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3888927/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658458/