Defibrillator

Defibrillator
Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Medical equipment
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
All ages
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
General clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (2015)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Community services for primary care
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Pre-hospital emergency services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Across all healthcare units
EMDN related code(s)
Z120305
DEFIBRILLATORS
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GMDN related code(s)
48052
Wearable defibrillation system defibrillator (A portable, battery-powered defibrillator carried by a patient, typically in a shoulder bag, and connected to the body-worn electrodes within the vest of a wearable defibrillation system. It continuously monitors the patient's heart rhythms for the detection of life-threatening arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia) and alerts the patient prior to electrical treatment shock delivery, allowing a conscious patient to disarm the treatment shock; should the patient be unconscious the defibrillator activates the electrodes (release of their gel) and delivers the shock to restore normal rhythm.)
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WHO Technical specifications
WHO related resources
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices