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What does defibrillate mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
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I understand how important it is to defibrillate a person in cardiac arrest as quickly as possible to give them the best chance of survival.
We were able to open his airway and defibrillate him within a minute or so.
The doctor in charge said we would defibrillate once more before pronouncing him dead.
If SCA is present, the device will advise and actually talk the responder through some very simple steps to defibrillate the victim.
As they try to escape, we see acid burning through a skull and what happens when you defibrillate a zombie's head.
The unit automatically activates when opened and if the signs of sudden cardiac arrest are present, the AED will advise the first responder and talk him or her through steps to defibrillate.

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