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Defibrillator

Clinical Definition A defibrillator is a medical device that can administer a therapeutic, electrical impulse to the myocardium of the heart. It is used to eradicate life-threatening arrhythmias and re-establish a normal contraction rhythm of the heart. In Our Own Words A defibrillator is a device used to deliver an electrical shock to the heart

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