Post-Cardiac Defibrillation
Alternate Names : Cardiac Defibrillation, Cardioversion
Definition
This is the state that exists after an individual has received cardiac defibrillation.
Cardiac defibrillation is a common emergency procedure. It is the process of stopping fibrillation (rapid, uncoordinated heart contraction) by delivering an electric shock to the heart with a machine (defibrillator).
After defibrillation, certain symptoms including amnesia (loss of memory) are common.
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