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Defibrillator

DC Defibrillator · External Defibrillator · Defib · Crash Cart Defibrillator

A portable monitor unit with an electrocardiogramih-lek-troh-KAR-dee-oh-gramA test that records the heart's electrical activity as waves on paper or a screen.electr/o electricitycardi/o heart-gram recordFull entry screen, an energy select dial or buttons, and charge and shockshokA life-threatening state in which blood flow is too low to bring enough oxygen to the body's tissues.Full entry controls. It connects to adhesive external pads, hand-held external paddles or sterile internal paddles.

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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.

  • What it’s for

    Delivers an electric shockshokA life-threatening state in which blood flow is too low to bring enough oxygen to the body's tissues.Full entry to convert ventricular fibrillationven-TRIK-yuh-ler fib-ruh-LAY-shunA heart rhythm in which the lower chambers quiver in a fast, chaotic way instead of pumping.ventricul/o ventricle-ar relating tofibrill small fiber, twitching-ation processFull entry , an ineffective quivering of the ventricleVEN-trih-kulOne of the two lower chambers of the heart, or one of the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain.Full entry , back to a working rhythm. In open heart surgery the surgeon holds internal paddles on the heart and tells the circulator what charge to set. Adhesive pads placed on the chest before draping are used for repeat sternotomy, minimally invasive and endovascular cases where the heart is not exposed. A defibrillator is also kept on every crash cart.

  • Lengths and variants

    Used with disposable adhesive external pads, sterile external paddles, or internal paddles in adult and pediatric sizes.

  • What experienced techs know

    What techs who reach for it every day know about it.Pro

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  1. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 32 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 905
  2. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 7 (Environmental Hazards), p. 90
  3. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 12 (Perioperative Pharmacology), p. 247
  4. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 13 (Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia Recovery), p. 272
  5. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 25 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 927-928, 942, 960

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