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Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (VF) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (VT).

A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current (often called a countershock) to the heart.

The electrical shock does not have to be timed with the heart's intrinsic cardiac cycle.

This depolarizes a large amount of the heart muscle, ending the dysrhythmia.

Subsequently, the body's natural pacemaker in the sinoatrial node of the heart is able to re-establish normal sinus rhythm.

Gaumard Scientific is a Miami, Florida-based company that creates simulators for major teaching hospitals and nursing schools, medical military training and emergency medical services.

The company traces its history to 1946 and has 300 employees.

Basic life support (BLS) is a level of medical care which is used for victims of life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care at a hospital.

It can be provided by trained medical personnel, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and by qualified bystanders.

Advanced cardiac life support or advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) refers to a set of clinical interventions for the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest, stroke and other life-threatening medical emergencies, as well as the knowledge and skills to deploy those interventions.

Outside North America, Advanced Life Support is used.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure that combines chest compression often with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

It is indicated in those who are unresponsive with no breathing or abnormal breathing, for example, agonal respirations.