The public version of the defibrillator requires more skill than the home version. 因为使用公共型电击器比使用家庭型电击器需要更多的技术。
Some experts say having a defibrillator at home may increase the chances of death. 一些专家认为,家中有电击器反而会增加死亡的几率。
The American Red Cross praised the government's decision to approve the home defibrillator. 美国红十字会对政府批准使用家用型电击器的决定表示肯定。
defibrillator
[ noun ] 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 <noun.artifact>
A growing number of emergency rescue teams are equipped with so-called defibrillator paddles used to deliver an electrical shock to restore a patient's heartbeat.
Jewish Hospital will use the portable MDphone transtelephonic defibrillator on a trial basis for nine months to a year, hospital officials said Tuesday.
Scierka put a cardiac monitor on Bishop and determined he had ventricular tachycardia _ an irregular heartbeat that keeps the heart from pumping blood _ and gave Bishop's heart an electric shock with a defibrillator.
The world-wide defibrillator market is estimated at $500 million a year.
The doctor then can, if necessary, activate the defibrillator to try to restore a normal heart beat by administering an electric shock, Ruffy said.
The small version is called an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator.