Defibrillation

Defibrillation is a medical technique used to counter the onset of ventricular fibrillation, a common cause of cardiac arrest, and ventricular tachycardia, which sometimes precedes ventricular fibrillation but can be just as dangerous on its own. The equipment used in this process is called a defibrillator. Defibrillation is part of advanced cardiac life support.

Related Topics:
Ventricular fibrillation - Cardiac arrest - Ventricular tachycardia - Defibrillator - Advanced cardiac life support

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