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defibrillator /de·fib·ril·la·tor/ (de-fib?ri-la´ter) an electronic apparatus used to counteract atrial or ventricular fibrillation by application of a brief electric shock to the heart. automatic external defibrillator (AED) a portable defibrillator designed to be automated such that it can be used by persons without substantial medical training who are responding to a cardiac emergency. automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator see under cardioverter.
Defibrillator A device that delivers an electric shock to the heart muscle through the chest wall in order to restore a normal heart rate. Mentioned in: Stress Test, Sudden Cardiac Death defibrillator (dēfib´rilā´tur), n a device for defibrillating the ventricles of the heart. defibrillator, automatic external (AED), n a mobile electric device attached to the abdomen or chest that terminates erratic heartbeat by shock, thereby restoring the normal cardiac rhythm. )
Automatic external defibrillator.
defibrillator an apparatus used to produce defibrillation by application of brief electroshock to the heart, directly or through electrodes placed on the chest wall. chemical defibrillator certain antiarrhythmic drugs are effective as antifibrillation agents and may be used in emergency situations to overcome ventricular fibrillation. |
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| Over 1 year, patients with the abnormal T-wave patterns were about twice as likely as other patients to have a cardiac event that necessitated a defibrillator. Tokyo, Japan, Dec 2, 2005 - (JCN) - Nihon Kohden announced on December 1 that it has launched the TEC-7700 and the TEC-2300 series of biphasic defibrillators. As of 2003, Cardiac Science held 28 percent of the automated external defibrillator market, trailing Philips at more than 30 percent. |
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