Defibrillators: Clinical Use and Principles of Operation

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dc.contributor.authorMalkin, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-13T00:59:20Z
dc.date.available2018-08-13T00:59:20Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractA defibrillator is used to reverse fibrillation of the heart, restoring the heart’s normally coordinated contractions. The uncoordinated contractions of the heart can take place in the atrial, or upper, chamber of the heart as well as in the heart’s ventricular, or lower, chamber. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is relatively common and can be well tolerated by the patient. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) causes the heart to stop pumping blood immediately, and is therefore fatal if not treated within minutes. Death from VF is often called a massive heart attack and is the most common cause of death.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12091/139
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEWHen_US
dc.subjectDefibrillatoren_US
dc.subjectUMDNS: 11132en_US
dc.titleDefibrillators: Clinical Use and Principles of Operationen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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