Each AED is different. All new AED's self check themselves. Unless it beeps or flashes, it should be OK. Pads last from 2-3 years and batteries last 2-5 years. Check them at least once a month.
An AED should be used when a person is unconscious and does not have a pulse. Open the AED and follow the instructions exactly. They are pretty easy and will not shock the victim if there is a recognizable rhythm that would be harmed by the shock.
An automated defibrillator is used to treat ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia or sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The AED machines make it possible for anyone to offer immediate help to a victim suffering from a cardiac arrest. A heart attack or other medical condition is when electrical signals in the lower chambers of the heart become uncoordinated, ineffective and the heart pumps little or no blood throughout the body.
Ventricular fibrillation can lead to cardiac arrest and the heart could stop beating altogether. Once in cardiac arrest, every minute that passes without defibrillation the survival rate decreases about 7 to 10 percent and then dropping to less than 50 percent
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An AED checks the electrical rhythm of the heart and determines whether the patient would benefit from an electric shock.
Attach an AED to a child or adult that show no signs of life.
Call EMS! Then make sure the victim isn't laying in water, like just pulled out of a pool, or you will be in for the SHOCK of a lifetime, literally. AED will take it from there.
Do not use the AED if the person has a pulse.
You cannot use an AED on infants.
Can you use an AED on a dog
To use the AED, first turn it on. Place the pads on the patient. (and plug the pad leads into the AED if required). The AED should analyze at this point; now follow the instructions of the AED.
An AED certification is a certification that you have been trained in the proper use of an AED.
Anyone can used an AED if they can follow the instructions.
The AED can be used on a child if the child pads are available. Currently, the AED is not set up for infant use.
The first thing you should do when preparing an AED for use is to turn it on. Some AED's will turn on when they are opened, or you will have to push a button to turn it on. Once the AED is on, the AED will give instructions on what to do next.
Use only adult AED pads and system on an adult.
Yes; for an adult use AED immediately for no signs of life and child use AED immediately no breathing and no pulse.
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).
only adult pads and system