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treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
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done in the case of cardiac arrest, which is rare. Defibrillation gives the heart a brief electric shock. This procedure converts a rapid, irregular heartbeat back into a normal heartbeat.
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| defibrillation |
Use of drugs or an electric shock to stop the fibrillation (rapid uncoordinated twitching movements) of the heart and restore normal rhythm.
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| defibrillation |
An energy pulse delivered to the heart to stop ventricular fibrillation.
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When a high-energy electrical impulse is used to stop fast, abnormal heart beats. The shock restores the heart's normal rhythm.
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