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Duncan Murray

Defibs still safe despite reported shutdowns, TGA says

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has clarified its position on NSW ambulance defibrillators. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

There have been no serious adverse patient outcomes caused by faulty defibrillators subject of recent medical regulator action, according to health authorities.

Concerns were raised following reports the Corpuls 3 and 3T devices, carried by NSW ambulances, encountered thousands of malfunctions in recent years.

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