Defibrillator (Noun)
Meaning
An electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The nurse quickly grabbed the defibrillator and began to prepare it for use on the patient who had gone into cardiac arrest.
- A defibrillator is often used in emergency situations to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.
- Every year, employees of the company receive training on how to use a defibrillator to improve their response time in emergencies.
- The portable defibrillator was taken to the scene by the ambulance crew to assist in treating the heart attack victim.
- A defibrillator was installed in the school's gym after a student had a heart attack during a sports game a few years ago.