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2. Wearable cardioverter defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   An external, wearable cardioverter-defibrillator with defibrillation features similar to an ICD could be a solution to be used as “bridge” to protect these patients from SCD. In 1986, M. Stephen Heilman and Larry Bowling founded LIFECOR and started the development of the first wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD). It was named LifeVest®.

3. 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 ...

4. Defibrillation - Wikipedia

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   A wearable cardioverter defibrillator is a portable external defibrillator that can be worn by at-risk patients. [21] The unit monitors the patient 24 hours a day and can automatically deliver a biphasic shock if VF or VT is detected. This device is mainly indicated in patients who are not immediate candidates for ICDs. [22]

5. UPS Store president shares 4 lessons she learned from ... - AOL

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   “I was sent home with a life vest, which is an external defibrillation device that anticipates your higher risk of cardiac arrest,” she says, and entered cardiac rehabilitation. “The idea ...

6. Avive - Wikipedia

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   The first iteration of Avive's automated external defibrillator (AED) was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students Rory Beyer, Moseley Andrews, and Priscilla Agosto in 2017 as a part of a senior capstone design course at the university. [3] [2] Their initial project was a defibrillator fully powered by a smartphone. [3]

7. Damar Hamlin's life was saved by an AED. Here are 5 things ...

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   Nearly two years ago, NFL fans watched in horror as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) midgame. But the now-26-year-old ...