Packer whacker

English Etymology 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. Pronunciation en en-au-Packer whacker.ogg AU Noun en Australia colloquial informal A portable defibrillator. 2006, Taking heart, The Bulletin, Issues 6502-6509, page not known, Every NSW ambulance now carries the ultimate heart-starter, the Packer Whacker, thanks to a polo field drama and one man′s generosity. en 2006 Australian House of Representatives Parliamentary Debates (Hansard): House of Representatives 279 131 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=y9BDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Packer+whacker%22%7C%22Packer+whackers%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22Packer+whacker%22%7C%22Packer+whackers%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=x1bLT_2JM9GtiQf36sTABg&redir_esc=y It was no wonder the shipping insustry in Australia was flatlining under the Labor Party. You could not resuscitate the Australian shipping industry with a Packer whacker under Labor. 2009, Paul Barry, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?: The James Packer Story, Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition, page 285, On this occasion, however, it was not his portable ‘Packer whacker’, but a device the size of a matchbox implanted in his chest. References (etymology) Australian Broadacsting Corporation, Great Moments in Science, Flatline & Defibrillator, Part 2, 2005 en eponyms rhyming compounds