defibrillation , defib (abbreviation) informal

They had to have good blood pressure restored by defibrillation.

It can sometimes, but not always, be reversed by defibrillation.

In addition, there is increasing use of public access defibrillation.

The last things you want coming your way are the defibrillation paddles.

It is unclear whether immediate defibrillation would have helped in either case.

Andrew then described the process of defibrillation, before returning to the matter at hand.

It significantly lowered the energy level necessary for successful defibrillation.

This promises to be a golden age of format defibrillation.

Some provide as little as first aid and early defibrillation.

If available, early defibrillation becomes the next link in the chain of survival.

After successful defibrillation, most patients require hospital care to treat and prevent future events.

The goal is to provide access defibrillation when needed as quickly as possible.

Twenty minutes after the successful defibrillation, the chest wound was closed.

The energy required for defibrillation ranged from 240 to 720 volts.

Early defibrillation is the link in the chain most likely to improve survival.

With defibrillation, survival rates run about 40 percent, experts say; without, they are near zero.

Defibrillation is often used to treat much more difficult to convert arrhythmias.

Unless terminated promptly by defibrillation, death usually occurs within minutes.

Then a few minutes later the paramedics arrived to provide more definitive care such as defibrillation.

At the same time, the team doctors, without consulting with university officials or the head coach, purchased a defibrillation machine.

Within 90 seconds, she was getting cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation.

That's why defibrillation aloft rather than on the ground can be truly lifesaving.

But with each passing minute, the likelihood of successful defibrillation drops significantly.

People with severe hypothermia however may not respond to pacing or defibrillation.

However, with defibrillation within 3-5 minutes, the survival rate increases to 30%.