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    An automated external defibrillator or automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening...
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    Defibrillation (redirect from Defibrillator)
    type of device used or needed. Some external units, known as automated external defibrillators (AEDs), automate the diagnosis of treatable rhythms, meaning...
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  • ventricular fibrillation (VF). Receiving defibrillation from an automated external defibrillator (AED) is a key component of the 'chain of survival' for victims...
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  • A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is a non-invasive, external device for patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). It allows physicians...
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    Avive is an automated external defibrillator manufacturer based in Brisbane, California. It is known for developing Avive AED and 4 Minute City program...
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    cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combined with use of an on-site automated external defibrillator is employed within three minutes of the impact, survival from...
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    or equipment to be available in the workplace (such as an automated external defibrillator), the provision of specialist first aid cover at public gatherings...
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  • minutes, the provider should call for help again and get an automated external defibrillator (AED). Once help and the AED arrives, the provider should place...
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  • important advance in providing BLS is the availability of the automated external defibrillator or AED. This improves survival outcomes in cardiac arrest cases...
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  • on-set health safety supervisor, helped resuscitate him with an automated external defibrillator. Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital. The cause of the heart...
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    manufactured or improvised tourniquet), first aid, and the use of an automated external defibrillator. The purpose of basic life support (abbreviated BLS) is to...
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    prepared for a fast use out of the medical centres, is the automated external defibrillator (AED), a portable machine of small size (similar to a briefcase)...
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    midaxillary line. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) Transcutaneous pacing Automated external defibrillator Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Marino...
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    Dispatch (CAD) system vendors. The foundation also underwrites an automated external defibrillator (AED) app and registry to provide location information to PulsePoint...
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    out-of-hospital arrests, the defibrillation is made by an automated external defibrillator (AED), a portable machine that can be used by any user. The...
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    An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a device implantable inside the body, able...
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  • typically provide advanced first aid level care, CPR, and automated external defibrillator (AED) usage. The term "certified first responder" is not to...
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    glucose and administration of intranasal Narcan with the exception of automated external defibrillation (which is still considered a regulated medical act...
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    Underwire bra (category All articles with dead external links)
    a woman is advised not to use an underwire bra. Use of an automated external defibrillator on a patient in a metal underwire bra can cause burns, and...
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    high school diploma, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) certification, and some type of examination. The United...
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  • The school is notable in Colorado for how it came to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) unit. Chaparral student Cody Schmidt died in 2003 after...
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  • easily interpret. Common examples include: Heart rate monitor Automated external defibrillator Blood oxygen monitor Electrocardiography Electroencephalography...
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    suctioning, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), splinting, and assisting in the administration of basic...
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    the steps" and "shocked" her back. She was revived with an automated external defibrillator. After her recovery, she was given a heart stent and pacemaker...
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    criteria. The most commonly recognized class III device is an automated external defibrillator. Devices that do not meet either criterion are generally cleared...
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    Rehearsing the use of an automated external defibrillator on a Resusci Anne...
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  • basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and how to use an automated external defibrillator. In 2012, the AHA renewed its focus on hands-only CPR by carrying...
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    The American multinational retail chain Walmart has been criticized by many groups and individuals, such as labor unions and small-town advocates, for...
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  • Chain of survival (category All articles with dead external links)
    chances of survival by as much as 30%, and involves using an automated external defibrillator (AED) to shock the patient's heart. While CPR keeps blood flowing...
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  • self-defence. In 2012 the Service de police de Laval purchased 22 automated external defibrillators (AED) which saved 14 lives in less than 2 years. The Service...
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