Defibrillator Stops Knife During Attack

A California man's defibrillator saved his life -- but not how it usually does! This time the device blocked a knife during a fight.

SAN DIEGO -- A man's implanted heart defibrillator may have saved his life in an unexpected way – by stopping a knife.

San Diego police say the 57-year-old got into an argument with an acquaintance early Thursday near some elevators at the trolley station for the Fashion Valley shopping mall.

Police say the acquaintance pulled a folding knife and stabbed the man in the chest. The knife hit the man's defibrillator, a device that shocks the heart if it gets dangerously out of rhythm.

Police say the man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. His name hasn't been released.

Authorities arrested 60-year-old Richard Kiley at another trolley station on suspicion of attempted murder. He remained jailed Friday.

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Comments

[gypsysailor]

02:19 AM on 05/22/2012

And Buck makes such great knives too!

[CarlIII]

09:28 PM on 05/21/2012

I have the "Dick Cheney" model defribillator . The xrays look alike except i would have shot the guy in the face with my shotgun.

[zaniah]

03:14 PM on 05/21/2012

the lord was with him at that time

[LkeToRead]

11:47 AM on 05/21/2012

And not just a knife mind you, but a FOLDING knife to make for easier storage until needed.

[swampmonster]

09:30 AM on 05/21/2012

i cant help but be reminded of adam west in family guy. "i have a tiny impenetrable shield the exact size of a bullet somewhere on my body and if you hit it ill be unharmed"

[acarioti]

08:43 AM on 05/21/2012

He got very lucky.

[bohikke]

08:22 AM on 05/21/2012

I would rather carry a gun than a defibrillator any time. But will consider the defibrillator has a 2nd line of defense. Unless the government requires a license to carry a concealed defibrillator.

[JolietJake Blues]

06:00 AM on 05/21/2012

Every Republican should rush right out and get a defibrillator.

They need it for "personal defense".

[hottingers]

02:08 AM on 05/21/2012

It would have been terribloe if he had a heart attack and the knife would have damaged the defibrillator and it didn't work.

[YakittyGirl]

12:48 AM on 05/21/2012

A fruther demonstration of that old saying "With friends like him, you don't need any enemies.

[RealityBaseCamp]

12:23 AM on 05/21/2012

"He was stabbed by Richard Kiley. We spared no expense!"

[JCleveland]

12:04 AM on 05/21/2012

How old do you have to be to give up stabbing someone in the heart??

[Dragonlupin]

11:50 PM on 05/20/2012

It's lucky that Richard didn't have a gun, the other guy would probably be dead instead of just hurt.

[Leper]

11:47 PM on 05/20/2012

I think we should all have defibrillators implanted in our chests.
Just in case....

[DrJon]

11:39 PM on 05/20/2012

My iron lung stopped a knife too!