He just wanted some kind of warning to get himself mentally prepared or braced for the kick - maybe take a quick breath, pull out of the way a tool he's using,

He just wanted some kind of warning to get himself mentally prepared or braced for the kick - maybe take a quick breath, pull out of the way a tool he's using, whatever, or just reduce the surprise factor. As he said, the second one that he knew was coming was not such a big deal. It was definitely not to try to resolve it, that was up to the pacemaker/defib.