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DEFIBRILLATEUR [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

defibrillator: an item in the "Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

défibrilateur : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement médicaux et psychologiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

The first automatic implantable defibrillator, a device that responded only to ventricular fibrillation, was implanted in 1980. The first implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) that provided cardioversion as well as defibrillation was implanted in 1982.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Appareil utilisé pour arrêter une fibrillation cardiaque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
DEF

Aparato utilizado para contrarrestar la fibrilación, aplicando para ello impulsos eléctricos al corazón; así se interrumpe toda actividad de las fibras miocárdicas y después de transcurrir el período refractario pueden iniciarse nuevamente las contracciones normales.

OBS

Fibrilación: actividad muscular anómala producida por estímulos incoordinados, con coexistencia de fibras o grupos de fibras simultáneamente en contracción y en reposo.

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