{"id":65651,"date":"2025-11-30T07:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T01:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/?p=65651"},"modified":"2025-11-30T07:16:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T01:46:32","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-biphasic-and-monophasic-defibrillators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/what-is-the-difference-between-biphasic-and-monophasic-defibrillators\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference Between Biphasic and  Monophasic Defibrillators?"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-LTUP3Pb5E?si=wjKC5W-l1zSLTQ0W\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monophasic defibrillators have been almost phased out because of higher efficiency of biphasic shocks. 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