An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a device the size of a laptop, used to beat for medical emergencies, including cardiac arrest or, if the heart stops. Sometimes, if the victim is in cardiac arrest, the heart begins to experience an irregular tremor caused by chaotic electrical activity of heart cells.
This tremor is called ventricular fibrillation or V Fib shortly. V. Fib is shocking the heart controlled electric shock. This worksbecause the heart muscle cells contain electricity. The AED is used for the heart that is a shock to V Fib normal heart rhythm.
Studies show that if an AED is used within 3-5 minutes of cardiac arrest, the victim improves survival by about 70%. So, you want the AED as soon as they are available for use.
With the AED:
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1: the AED. Do this by pressing the fade on / off button or lift the lidthe unit.
2: Follow the prompts exactly as directed. The device will instruct you to place the electrode pads on the bare skin of the victim. One of the pads are to be placed on the right upper chest of the victim, while the second pad is to be placed just under the left chest.
3: Once the pads are placed on the bare chese of the victim, you may be required to insert the pad connector to the AED. Some AEDs already have the pads preconnected to them.
4: Next you must make sure that no one (including yourself) is touching the victim. The machine will prompt that it is "analyzing." During the analysis, all CPR efforts must be paused in order for the AED to evaluate if the victim's heart is experiencing V Fib and can therefore be treated with a shock. This is one of the 2 time you must "clear" the victim of all bystander contact.
5: If the AED prompts that a shock is indicated, then you must "clear" the victim a second time ensuring that you or no bystanders are not in contact with the victim. If someone is touching the victim while the AED is delivering the shock, the bystander can experience a shock as well which can even render them unconscious. Once you see that victim is "clear," you must then press the "shock" button to deliver a shock. Fully automated AEDs will deliver the shock automatically.
6: Immediately after administering the shock, the defibrillator will instruct you to resume CPR. You must not remove the pads or turn off the unit at this time. Simply leave the pads on the victim's chest, leave the AED on and resume CPR beginning with chest compressions.
Some of the new AED models have the CPR coaching feature which guides the rescuer in the CPR process.
AEDs are very simple to use as long as the instructions are followed completely. The information in this article does not substitute a CPR/AED course in which training is performed in its entirety. This information is provided solely as a reference to Supplement CPR / AED training.
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