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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Participants will learn how to perform high-quality compressions on an adult, child and infant, use an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and aid someone who is choking.
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Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
The report said security video showed staff used CPR, Narcan, a defibrillator, an oxygen tank, intravenous fluids and a LUCAS device, which is a mechanical chest compression system used when someone is having a heart attack.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Trump is using a defibrillator on a patient who not only passed a stress test with flying colors but is beating everyone else in the 100-yard dash.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Apr. 2025
Following a week in the hospital and a defibrillator implant, the stepfather returned home on Wednesday, March 26, WIVB reported.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
The report said security video showed staff used CPR, Narcan, a defibrillator, an oxygen tank, intravenous fluids and a LUCAS device, which is a mechanical chest compression system used when someone is having a heart attack.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Trump is using a defibrillator on a patient who not only passed a stress test with flying colors but is beating everyone else in the 100-yard dash.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Apr. 2025
Following a week in the hospital and a defibrillator implant, the stepfather returned home on Wednesday, March 26, WIVB reported.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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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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