OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 36407

defibrillator

/diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪtə(ɹ)/
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desfibrilador
An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.
High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
Two deaths have been linked to St. Jude Medical heart defibrillators with batteries that failed. […] Losing battery in a defibrillator could mean the failure of pacing heartbeats o…
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