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defibrillation [dē‚fib·rə′lā·shən] (medicine) Stopping a local quivering of muscle fibers, especially of the heart. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On December 19, 2002, bills AB 146 & SB 153 were introduced in New York that would require a golf course operator to make available at least one functional cardiac defibrillator for emergency use to resuscitate persons on the premises, and require employees of such golf course to be trained in the proper operation and use of such defibrillator. nbsp;- automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator - in his chest. Cardiac Science develops and markets life-saving external cardiac defibrillator devices and proprietary software that monitors a patient's cardiac activity, instantly detects the onset of a life-threatening heart rhythm and automatically delivers defibrillation shocks within as little as 10 seconds and without human intervention to re-establish the heart's normal rhythm. |
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