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Definitions for "Automated external defibrillator"
Keywords:  defibrillator, fibrillating, shock, victim, rhythm
Related Terms: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator, Defibrillator, Defibrillation, Icd, Cardioversion, Aicd, Implantable defibrillator, Heart block, Pacemaker , Aed, Electrocardiogram, Electrocardiography, Ekg, Cardiac pacemaker, Atrioventricular block, Dysrhythmia, Ecg , Sinus node, Amiodarone, Atrioventricular, Ventricular fibrillation, Fibrillation, Atrioventricular node, Artificial pacemaker, Holter monitor, Sinus rhythm, Av node, Asystole, Extrasystole, Sa node, Sudden cardiac death, Cardiac arrest, Scd, Supraventricular tachycardia, Arrhythmia, Sinoatrial node, Antiarrhythmic, Atrial fibrillation, Sick sinus syndrome, Ventricular tachycardia, Crt, Electrophysiological study, Maze procedure, Atrial flutter, Chest pain, Sinus tachycardia, Silent ischemia, Electrocardiograph, Arrhythmias, Asd
A device that has been shown in the medical literature to dramatically increase the potential for reduction of disability and death from cardiovascular emergencies. An AED rapidly analyzes the electrical activity of the victim's heart to determine if a shock is needed.
heart.org
See defibrillator.
chainofsurvival.com
Portable devices used to electrically stimulate a fibrillating heart. Using an external defibrillator, strong electric shocks are passed between paddles and electrodes placed on a patient's chest.
fastheartbeat.net
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