defibrillator

This analysis suggests that even without medical personnel on the race crew, having a defibrillator is sufficient to dramatically lower the risk of death.
The Not-So-Terrifying Death Stats for 5K Races|mmirhashem|October 2, 2021|Outside Online
For the first time in a long time, the city was this year able to buy new defibrillators for the volunteer rescue squad, at $175,000 a pop.
As Wildfires Burn, Are U.S. Cities Spending Too Much on Their Fire Departments?|Alana Semuels|September 14, 2021|Time
It supported exit-row lighting and the presence of health and safety resources onboard, such as defibrillators.
Flight attendants’ roles have changed, but the stereotypes have not|Liza Weisstuch|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
EMTs shocked my heart with a defibrillator four times between that memory and when I woke up in the operating room.
Food was my life — until a heart attack at 41 almost killed me|Rob Petrone|March 3, 2021|Washington Post

When an ambulance arrived, the crew used a defibrillator to shock the patient’s heart, and then delivered an injection of lidocaine.
Bernard Lown, physician who rallied doctors against nuclear war, dies at 99|Emily Langer|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
“News is the ultimate defibrillator for an organization,” says ABC News President Ben Sherwood.
The Media's Toughest Deadline|Howard Kurtz|May 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for defibrillator

defibrillator

/ (dɪˈfaɪbrɪˌleɪtə, -ˈfɪb-) /

noun

med an apparatus for stopping fibrillation of the heart by application of an electric current to the chest wall or directly to the heart

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Medical definitions for defibrillator

defibrillator

[ dē-fĭb′rə-lā′tər, -fī′brə- ]

An electrical device used to counteract fibrillation of the heart muscle and restore normal heartbeat by applying a brief electric shock.