AED Additional Facts:
AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) cont.
CardioCare
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 | 95% of SCA victims die without AED 1st 3-5 min!!! |
| AED takes precedence over CPR with cardiac arrest but not in place of CPR. You | |
| utilize both together |
| There are adult and child paddles, if you don’t have the pediatric paddles for a child | |
| use the adult pads on anyone over 1, with infants there is not enough data to recommend using adult pads |
| Clear dry chest. No liquid (blood, sweat, water, vomit), metal (move jewelry), hair | |
| (shave/duct tape), medical patches (some conduct electricity ex. Nitroglycerin- remove with gloved hand) |
| Implanted devices (pace makers, ports) are okay just put pads 1” away from them | |
| and make sure pads are at least 1” away from each other so on a smaller victim you may need to wrap pad around back |
| Leave AED on and pads on body at all times even if not needed, it will keep | |
| analyzing for you and some have SMART technology that record all activity |
| Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA): |
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| CPR Pro |
| Step 1: Attach AED for shock | |
| Step 2: Give CPR 30:2:5 times | |
| Step 1: Give CPR 30:2:5 times | |
| Step 2: Attach AED for shock | |
| oxygen tanks nearby | |
| cellphones within 6 feet - cause AED signal misreads | |
| combustibles like gasoline nearby | |
| water on or beneath victim | |
