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When used with a heart attack patient who is suffering form arrhythmia or who's heart has stopped completely. The defibrillator causes the muscles of the heart contract, (hopefully) and to return to its normal rhythmic pattern.
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How is a defibrillator turned off at death?
A ventilator is turned off after death not a defibrillator.
How do you use the defibrillator in plazma burst 2?
Take the defibrillator and start it to safe your health
Why is the heart actually stopped when the defibrillator pads are applied?
Defibrillation depolarizes all of the heart tissue at once. This usually will terminate abnormal heart rhythms with the hope that a normal one will take over.
How does a defibrillator function?
A defibrillator brings the cells of the heart back into a unified and timed contraction by introducing a electrical charge ( measured in joules which are equivalent to a one-amp-second of amplitude).
Can a defibrillator be removed?
no, but it can be turned off.
After defibrillator implant what happens if heart speeds up quickly?
it shocks it
Can a defibrillator process?
No, because a defibrillator has no processor in it. All that a defibrillator does is run electricity through your heart to get it started. Now the machines that monitor your heart, they have processors, but not a defibrillator.
How is a defibrillator turned off at death?
A ventilator is turned off after death not a defibrillator.
Why would and implanted defibrillator vibrate?
Why would and implanted defibrillator in your heart vibrate
Can you get a Dot medical card if you have an defibrillator?
No, you can't get a DOT medical card if you have a defibrillator.
Is CPR performed any differently if patient has a defibrillator?
No, CPR isn't performed any differently if patient has a defibrillator.
How do you use the defibrillator in plazma burst 2?
Take the defibrillator and start it to safe your health
What does AED stands for?
AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator.
What would you ues CPR or a defibrillator?
Use both CPR and a defibrillator in a cardiac emergency.
Where online can one purchase a HeartStart OnSite defibrillator?
You can purchase a HeartStart Onsite defibrillator on Amazon The company that makes the defibrillator is Phillips. Many lives are saved by home defibrillators.
What is a force applied but nothing happens?
nothing
Why is the heart actually stopped when the defibrillator pads are applied?
Defibrillation depolarizes all of the heart tissue at once. This usually will terminate abnormal heart rhythms with the hope that a normal one will take over.
