No they are not; they will not deliver enough energy.
Very few schools will have AED machines. Generally speaking, the shockable rhythms (V-fib, V-tach) for the AED is more prevalent in adults as compared to young people / children in schools.
No, current AHA guidelines recommend the use of an AED on children between ages of 1 and 8 years only. Children over the age of 8 are considered "adults" for the purposes of AED usage.
That is correct; position pads same on all adults regardless of AED machine.
Kids dreams differ greatly from adult dreams. Hope that helps! :]
The adult AED pads can only be used on adults or children over 8 years old or 55 pounds. Otherwise, the child pads must be used.
Any adult pad that is recommended by the manufacturer of the AED will be acceptable to use.
How do teens differ cognitively from adults?
AED precautions are: 1) Do not touch the victim when the AED is analyzing; 2) Do not touch the victim when the AED is defibrillating (shocking); 3) Do not use alcohol to wipe the victims chest; 4) Do not defibrillate around flammable materials; 5) Do not use the AED in a moving vehicle; 6) Do not use the AED in water; 7) Do not use adult pads on children and children pads on adults; 8) Do not use a phone / radio within 6 feet of the AED when in use; 9) Remove any patched from chest area before use (it could be a nitro pad).
You chose the size of the AED pads by the size of the adult.
Yes, use AED pads on adults with no breathing and no pulse. The pads will need to be matched to the AED as most pads have different attachments to the AED.
aperson with no breathing or abnormanl breathing is called