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2. Automated external defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   An automated external defibrillator or automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, [1] and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re ...

3. Defibrillation - Wikipedia

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   A defibrillation device that is often available outside of medical centers is the automated external defibrillator (AED), [8] a portable machine that can be used with no previous training. That is possible because the machine produces pre-recorded voice instructions that guide the user.

4. Wearable cardioverter defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is a non-invasive, external device for patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). [ 1 ] It allows physicians time to assess their patient's arrhythmic risk and see if their ejection fraction improves before determining the next steps in patient care. It is a leased device.

5. Somerset County could win life-saving AED equipment ... - AOL

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   October 14, 2024 at 5:14 AM. Registering an AED (automated external defibrillator) in Somerset County could bring more life-saving equipment to the area through a contest that PulsePoint is ...

6. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   A defibrillator is a machine that produces a defibrillation: electric shocks that can restore the normal heart function of the victim. The common model of defibrillator out of an hospital is the automated external defibrillator (AED), a portable device that is especially easy to use because it produces recorded voice instructions.

7. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   In 1972 Bernard Lown, the inventor of the external defibrillator, and Paul Axelrod stated in the journal Circulation – "The very rare patient who has frequent bouts of ventricular fibrillation is best treated in a coronary care unit and is better served by an effective anti-arrhythmic program or surgical correction of inadequate coronary ...