Automated external defibrillator and defibrillator defined.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 450B.0505
in effectAutomated external defibrillator or defibrillator means a medical device that:
1. Has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration;
2. Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation and rapid ventricular tachycardia in a patient;
3. Is capable of determining, without intervention by the operator of the device, whether defibrillation should be performed on a patient;
4. Upon determining that defibrillation should be performed on a patient, automatically charges and requests delivery of an electrical impulse to the patients heart; and
5. Upon appropriate action by the operator of the device, delivers an appropriate electrical impulse to the patients heart.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-450B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026