More details to follow.â Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) July 17, 2014. Nine Britons, 23 US citizens and 80 children are reported to be among the 298 people killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet crashed near the eastern Ukraine border on Thursday.
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The Basics Regarding Pacemaker/Defibrillator Implant Devices. Pacemakers are defined as a small electrical appliance or electronic device comprised of a generator and one or more leads that contain an electrode. Pacemakers and ICDs are implanted in the chest of patients and not in the heart, though close to the heart. The leads emit signals to the device, encouraging the heart to beat if the heartbeat is slower than it should be. Defibrillator implant devices are also known as implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).