defibrillation gel pads
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defibrillation gel pads — thin pads of electrically conductive material placed between a patient s skin and the defibrillation paddles to aid the passage of electricity across the patient s chest and to lessen contact burns. There is one pad per paddle and the two pads… … Medical dictionary
Defibrillation — View of defibrillator electrode position and placement. Defibrillation is a common treatment for life threatening cardiac arrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation consists of delivering a… … Wikipedia
coupling agents — items that help to improve contact between the two paddles of a manual defibrillator and the chest wall of the patient, thus reducing the transthoracic impedance and the risk of contact burns. The most common agents are defibrillation gel pads,… … The new mediacal dictionary
transthoracic impedance — resistance to the flow of electricity through the heart muscle during defibrillation due to the thoracic structures lying between the defibrillation paddles and the heart. These structures include the skin and soft subcutaneous tissues, the ribs… … The new mediacal dictionary
Cardioversion — Intervention ICD 9 CM 99.6 MeSH … Wikipedia
