insuring ministry by Brittney Zinkowich Automated External Defibrillators
Te American Heart Association says that each year there are approximately 356,000 victims of sudden cardiac arrest; less than 10% of victims survive. Sudden cardiac arrest is not limited to the older population. It can strike men, women and children of any age. Oſten, a person doesn’t realize that they have an underlying heart con- dition until they are going into cardiac arrest. Te good news is that providing CPR and using an automated external defibrillator (AED) more than doubles a victim’s chance of survival.
An AED is a lightweight, portable device
that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart. Inside is a built-in computer that calculates if defibrillation is needed. If it is, a recorded voice prompts the user to press the shock button on the AED. The shock can potentially stop an arrhythmia (irregular heart- beat) and allow a normal rhythm to resume. Because the machine reads the electrical system of the individual it is being used on, it will only deliver a shock when necessary.
AEDs should be part of every emergency
response plan, along with CPR and first aid.
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