Title :
The Development of a Portable Defibrillator
Author :
Kouwenhoven, W.B. ; Knickerbocker, G.G.
fDate :
4/1/1962 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The only effective way of arresting ventricular fibrillation in a heart, which has been thrown into that condition by an electric shock or other cause, is to send sufficient current through the heart to contract it. A portable external defibrillator has been developed which uses a simulated alterating current of one cycle supplied by capacitor discharges. It has been proved effective in bringing the fibrillating heart to rest, and has not injured a normal beating heart.
Keywords :
Conductors; Corona; Laboratories; Space charge; Tellurium; Testing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, Part III. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers
DOI :
10.1109/AIEEPAS.1962.4501347
