2006-11-01 01:06:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
A defibrillator is a medical device used in the defibrillation of the heart. It consists of a central unit and a set of two electrodes. The central unit provides a source of power and control. The two electrodes are placed directly on or in the patient. The device is designed to deliver an electric shock to the patient, in an effort to stop ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. Ventricular fibrillation is a situation of electrical chaos in the heart's conduction system, in essence distorting the coordinated contraction of cardiac muscular tissue. This leads to a situation where the heart produces minimal or no forward blood flow, causing circulatory arrest and death within minutes from hypoxic brain damage. The defibrillation current depolarizes the entire electrical system of the heart causing a complete ceasure of electrical activity. This, in turn, gives the opportunity of impulses from the normal conduction pathways to regain control of the muscular tissue of the heart.
2006-11-01 01:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called the AutoPulse and it works really well. I can get a constant femoral pulse with this machine and no one gets tired. One problem is that the batteries run down very quickly and you need to bring back ups. After reading everyones posts they are incorrect, there is a machine it is just now on the market and the fire department I work for and the station Im at were one of the 1st to test it. I have personal used it around 5-7 times myself.
2006-11-01 01:10:06 · answer #2 · answered by fyrechick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Defibrillator
2006-11-01 01:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by softlyinspired 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing takes over the compressions.. but a defibrillator will shock the patient .. Used during an arythmia (abnormal heart rythme) the electical signals bounce around the heart causing it to contract abnormally, two paddles (one placed on the apex one on the sterum) and the shock stops the heart (takes it out of fibrilation) allowing the hearts natural pacemaker (sinoatrial node) to take over and get the heart beating properly again
2006-11-01 02:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by blue_cabbage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defibrilator
2006-11-01 01:15:13 · answer #5 · answered by Quizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defibrilator
2006-11-01 01:07:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A defibrillator.
2006-11-01 08:20:20 · answer #7 · answered by cherub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AED automated external defirillator..look it up on the net and will explain what it looks like and how it is used and monitored..Good Luck
2006-11-01 01:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by flashrtp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thatblokeontheroad.
Only humans do this at the moment.
I think you are confusing with artificial respirator which does the breathing for you.
2006-11-01 04:07:46 · answer #9 · answered by medicine man 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry i don't know how to help you but i wish you bests of luck for your dad :(
2016-03-28 03:23:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋