Packer-whacker Definition

noun

(Australia, colloquial, informal) A portable defibrillator.

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Noun

Singular:
packer-whacker
Plural:
packer-whackers

Origin of Packer-whacker

  • The name came about when Kerry Packer, a wealthy Australian media mogul, was resuscitated with a defibrillator in 1990 in Sydney after suffering a heart attack. After recovering, Packer donated a large sum to the New South Wales Ambulance Service in order to fit all of its ambulances with portable defibrillators.

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PPAPAC

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RERKER

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