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How to Defibrillate | Defibrillation Technique

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How to Defibrillate | Defibrillation Technique

36,825 views October 25, 2019 1:34

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the defibrillator machine in this video is an older model and now some of the newer ones are biphasic so the joules may be slightly different. The basic operation however is the same and for those using older models, this is still the same.

Video courtesy of Therese Canares, MD; Marleny Franco, MD; and Jonathan Valente, MD (Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University)

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Medscape published this 1:34 video tutorial on October 25, 2019. It has been watched 36,825 times on YouTube.

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