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2. Automated external defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   An automated external defibrillator or automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, [1] and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re ...

3. What is an AED? This medical device can save lives after ...

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   About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital each year are fatal. However, a simple medical device, an automated external defibrillator (AED), can save lives. According ...

4. Defibrillation - Wikipedia

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   A defibrillation device that is often available outside of medical centers is the automated external defibrillator (AED), [8] a portable machine that can be used with no previous training. That is possible because the machine produces pre-recorded voice instructions that guide the user.

5. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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   An automated external defibrillator (AED) machine is essential during resuscitation. Defibrillation during the first 3 to 5 minutes during resuscitation can produce survival rates as high as 50 to 70%. Placing AEDs in public places where there is one cardiac arrest in five years is cost-effective. [12]

6. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   In 1972 Bernard Lown, the inventor of the external defibrillator, and Paul Axelrod stated in the journal Circulation – "The very rare patient who has frequent bouts of ventricular fibrillation is best treated in a coronary care unit and is better served by an effective anti-arrhythmic program or surgical correction of inadequate coronary ...

7. Wearable cardioverter defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   Automated external defibrillators (AED) are portable electronic devices designed to analyze the heart rhythm and inform the operator whether defibrillation is required. They are intended for people of the general population with an unknown risk for heart failure and are usually available in public places and first responder ambulances.