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

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   What is an automated external defibrillator (AED)? An AED is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart when it detects an abnormal rhythm.

3. 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 ...

4. 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]

5. Lifepak - Wikipedia

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   Physio-Control publicly demonstrated its first Lifepak branded defibrillator, Lifepak 33, in November 1968 and began commercial sale of the unit the next year in 1969. [5] [6] The Lifepak 33 was the lightest defibrillator available at launch, weighing 34 pounds. The defibrillator was referred to by media as a "90-day wonder" due to the entirety ...

6. Life-saving AEDs are rarely used in cases of cardiac arrest ...

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   Portable defibrillators can improve the odds of surviving cardiac arrest dramatically, but they're seldom used outside of a hospital. Life-saving AEDs are rarely used in cases of cardiac arrest, a ...

7. Defibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach). [1] [2] A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current (often called a counter-shock) to the heart.