Automated External Defibrillator
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An Automated External Defibrillator is a portable electronic device that diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and can treat them through defibrillation.
- AKA: AED.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- CPR.
- See: Cardiac, Arrhythmia, Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Patient, First Aid, Certified First Responder, Basic Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_external_defibrillator Retrieved:2014-11-21.
- An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.
With simple audio and visual commands, AEDs are designed to be simple to use for the layperson, and the use of AEDs is taught in many first aid, certified first responder, and basic life support (BLS) level cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes.
- An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.