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AED - Automated External Defibrillator.
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When should a AED be used on a non-breathing victim who collapsed suddenly?
Use the AED when the pulse is confirmed absent.
In CPR what is clearing the victim?
You clear the victim when using the AED; clear before the AED analyzes and before shocking.
An AED should be used on a non-breathing victim who collapsed suddenly?
Yes; for an adult use AED immediately for no signs of life and child use AED immediately no breathing and no pulse.
How do you choose AED pads for an adult victim?
Any adult AED pad, as long as it is compatible with the AED, will be OK.
An aed should be used on a nonbreathing victim who collapsed suddenly after after you prerform CPR for 10 minutes?
No; once there are no signs of life hook up the AED immediately.
Will an AED power off if you touch the victim?
No
What might happen if you touch the victim when AED is delivering a shock?
If you touch the victim while an AED is delivering a shock, you too will receive a shock.
Why is important that no once touches the victim when administering a shock with an aed?
So the electric currents from the AED do not transfer from the victim to yourself, thus, you yourself becoming a victim of shock if exposed to the currents.
What should you do before you attch the AED pads to a victim?
Insure there is no pulse before you attach the pads to the victim.
If the victim is breathing normally after 1 shock of the AED what should you do?
Leave the AED attached and place the victim in the recovery position by rolling them onto their (preferebly left) side.
An AED should be used on a child who is not breathing?
AEDs should only be used when a pulse is not detected. Rescue breathing should be used when the victim is not breathing.
What best describes the steps common to the operation of all AED's in the correct order?
power on the AED shave the victim chest attach pads clear the victim and press the shock button
