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Descriptor English:

Defibrillators

Descriptor Spanish:

Desfibriladores

Descriptor Portuguese:

Desfibriladores

Synonyms English:

Automated External Defibrillator
Automated External Defibrillators
Defibrillator
Defibrillator, Automated External
Defibrillator, External
Defibrillators, Automated External
Defibrillators, External
Electric Shock Cardiac Stimulators
External Defibrillator
External Defibrillator, Automated
External Defibrillators
External Defibrillators, Automated
Stimulators, Electrical, Cardiac, Shock

Tree Number:

E07.305.250.159

Definition English:

Cardiac electrical stimulators that apply brief high-voltage electroshocks to the HEART. These stimulators are used to restore normal rhythm and contractile function in hearts of patients who are experiencing VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION or ventricular tachycardia (TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR) that is not accompanied by a palpable PULSE. Some defibrillators may also be used to correct certain noncritical dysrhythmias (called synchronized defibrillation or CARDIOVERSION), using relatively low-level discharges synchronized to the patient's ECG waveform. (UMDNS, 2003)

See Related English:

Electric Countershock

History Note English:

2005

Allowable Qualifiers English:

AE adverse effects	CL classification
EC economics	ES ethics
HI history	MI microbiology
PS parasitology	PX psychology
ST standards	SN statistics & numerical data
SD supply & distribution	TD trends
VE veterinary	VI virology

Record Number:

38829

Unique Identifier:

D047548

Occurrence in VHL:

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