defibrillator
noun
de·fi·bril·la·tor
(ˌ)dē-ˈfi-brə-ˌlā-tər 
: an electronic device that applies an electric shock to restore the rhythm of a fibrillating heart
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Earlier this year, the IG released a report on inmate deaths in custody which found that BOP employees don't always respond to medical emergencies timely or use appropriate medical equipment, like automatic external defibrillators.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 22 May 2024
He was then rushed to the hospital, receiving shocks from a defibrillator en route.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Trainers used a defibrillator to electrify his heart back into movement.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Airlines have been required to have automatic defibrillators on flights since 2004, and they must be properly labeled and functioning properly, according to the news release.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
Other devices synchronize via Bluetooth with pacemakers and defibrillators, like the one Smith uses after her cardiac arrest.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
But defibrillators, which may pose a risk of electrocution to rescuers when used on drowning victims, are not required by state law to be placed in swimming areas, and the resort guests could not find any.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Other guests at the resort then scrambled to find a defibrillator on the property to resuscitate the little girl, Morgan added.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The trainers pulled her aside, grabbed a defibrillator and called the paramedics.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 22 May 2024
He was then rushed to the hospital, receiving shocks from a defibrillator en route.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Trainers used a defibrillator to electrify his heart back into movement.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Airlines have been required to have automatic defibrillators on flights since 2004, and they must be properly labeled and functioning properly, according to the news release.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
Other devices synchronize via Bluetooth with pacemakers and defibrillators, like the one Smith uses after her cardiac arrest.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
But defibrillators, which may pose a risk of electrocution to rescuers when used on drowning victims, are not required by state law to be placed in swimming areas, and the resort guests could not find any.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Other guests at the resort then scrambled to find a defibrillator on the property to resuscitate the little girl, Morgan added.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The trainers pulled her aside, grabbed a defibrillator and called the paramedics.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
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defibrillator
noun
de·fi·bril·la·tor
(ˈ)dē-ˈfib-rə-ˌlāt-ər
-ˈfīb-
-ˈfīb-
: an electronic device used to defibrillate a heart by applying an electric shock to it
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