defibrillation

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If ever in doubt whether to perform cardioversion or defibrillation, then perform DEFIBRILLATION Rule of thumb - if your eye cannot synchronize to each QRS complex, neither can the machine!

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  1. treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)

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  • "Early defibrillation is paramount to success," Newell says, adding that the worst thing to do in the case of an emergency is nothing. —  Omni: August 1994
  • They were both killed using defibrillation, so as to minimise organ damage and now they're in other people. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#214
  • With products for pacing, defibrillation, circulation, ventilation, and fluid resuscitation, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies, including Real CPR Help (R) and See-Thru CPR (R), that help clinicians, EMS professionals, and lay rescuers resuscitate sudden cardiac arrest or trauma victims. —  StreetInsider.com News Articles
  • If ever in doubt whether to perform cardioversion or defibrillation, then perform DEFIBRILLATION Rule of thumb - if your eye cannot synchronize to each QRS complex, neither can the machine! —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Timely defibrillation is the single most important factor in saving a SCA victim's life. —  Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed
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