verb
- past tense of defibrillate; applied an electric shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm
Usage: medical
Examples
- The paramedics defibrillated the patient twice before restoring a normal heartbeat.
- She was successfully defibrillated in the emergency room.
- The doctor defibrillated the cardiac arrest victim using the automated external defibrillator.
- After being defibrillated, the patient’s heart rhythm returned to normal.
- The medical team defibrillated him immediately when his heart went into ventricular fibrillation.
- The nurse confirmed that the patient had been defibrillated three times during the procedure.