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Glossary
AED automated external defibrillator
AHA American Heart Association
ALS advanced life support
arrhythmia
BLS basic life support
bradycardia
cardiac arrest
CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation
defibrillation
restore normal cardiac activity
defibrillation protocol
defibrillation (for example 200, 200, 360 Joules or 200, 300, 360 Joules)
ECG electrocardiogram
electrocardiogram
electrocardiograph
muscle activity
EMS emergency medical services
erythema redness of the skin
fibrillation rapid twitching movements that replace the normal rhythmic contraction of
the heart and may cause a lack of circulation and pulse
joule the amount of energy delivered during defibrillation, related to the intensity of the
shock delivered
irregular rhythm of the heart muscle
abnormally slow heart rate
cessation of the heart muscle
high-energy pulse of electricity (shock) delivered to the heart muscle to
preset order and level of the shock energy delivered at
curve traced by an electrocardiograph
instrument used to record electrical currents associated with heart
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