Not only would he experience lasting effects, possibly permanent damage, as a result of the poisoning, but a defibrillator and Lidocaine alone would not fix it so quickly. It is unlikely that Bond could have been saved so easily from the effects of the poison.Medicines derived from digitalis are often referred to as digitalin.Its use in thrillers and spy fiction is less common, but still notable. It has been used by, among others, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L.
Digitalis poison is a recurring trope in crime fiction.He is saved from death by the Treasury liaison, Vesper Lynd, who then reattaches the wires and administers the shock.
With his heart about to stop he prepares to use the defibrillator but realises too late that the wires were not connected. To counteract the digitalis, he injects himself with Lidocaine via a blue combipen. But the poison is already taking effect and, as he reaches cardiac arrest, desperately contacts London, who instruct him to use the medical kit and defibrillator in his Aston Martin DBS V12.
Realising he has been poisoned, Bond rushes from the table and attempts to induce vomiting with salt water. During the high-stakes poker tournament in Casino Royale, Montenegro, Le Chiffre gets his lover Valenka to spike James Bond's Vesper martini.
