Is a Manual Defibrillator Preferred for Infants When Available?
Is a Manual Defibrillator Preferred for Infants When Available?
When it comes to saving lives, every second counts, especially in infant cardiac emergencies. As with adults,...
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Can You Use Adult AED Pads on a Child
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Can You Use Adult AED Pads on a Child
At AED USA we are often asked the question, can you use adult AED pads on a child? The use of an Automated External...
How to Place AED Pads on an Infant
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AED Pads
How to Place AED Pads on an Infant
When caring for an infant, it is important to know how to place AED pads on the infant. An AED is a lifesaving piece of...
What is Cardiopulmonary Arrest?
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Cardiopulmonary Arrest
What is Cardiopulmonary Arrest?
Cardiopulmonary arrest is a life-threatening medical emergency in which both the heart and lungs abruptly stop...
Home Defibrillator Costco
Home Defibrillator Costco
Home defibrillators are a great investment that could save you or someone in your family’s life from sudden cardiac arrest. In the past, Costco...
Damar Hamlin Injury and Commotio Cordis explained
Damar Hamlin Injury and Commotio Cordis explained
On Monday Night Football, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered what appears to be a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) after...
The Importance of AED Program Management
The Importance of AED Program Management
Most people probably never think about their place of work as a potential location for a cardiac event. In reality, it’s the leading...
Does a Defibrillator Stop or Start the Heart
Does a Defibrillator Stop or Start the Heart
A defibrillator is a medical device that delivers a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the heart muscle. Most people think...
Why is Defibrillator Voltage Important
Why is Defibrillator Voltage Important
When someone goes into cardiac arrest, it is vital that they receive an electrical shock from a defibrillator as soon as possible. The...
Automated External Defibrillator Definition
Automated External Defibrillator Definition
An automated external defibrillator AED is a portable medical device that delivers a shock to the heart through the chest wall in...
Can You Use an AED on a Pregnant Woman
Can You Use an AED on a Pregnant Woman?
In this blog article, we will outline if it is safe to administer CPR and use an AED on a pregnant woman suffering from Maternal Cardiac...
Life saving information about the optimal CPR Compression Rate
Life saving information about the optimal CPR Compression Rate
During the 2015 AHA cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guideline update, the CPR rates for all ages were changed...
Should you use a Defibrillator for AFib
Should you use a Defibrillator for AFib
Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often rapid heartbeat. AFib affects millions of people worldwide...
Philips Defibrillator Recall
Philips Defibrillator Recall
There have been two different recalls with Philips AEDs in the last few years. This article was previously published regarding the 2018 recall but...
The Connection Between Covid-19, Myocarditis, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The Connection Between Covid-19, Myocarditis, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest
When the heart muscle suffers cardiac inflammation, it is known as myocarditis. Myocarditis can have an...
The Defibrillator Vest
The Defibrillator Vest
A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is a lightweight defibrillator garment used to save lives and decrease the overall mortality rate of SCA victims....
AED for CPR
AED for CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a basic life-saving technique that is administered to people suffering from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). An SCA victim’s...
What Are Defibrillator Pads
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What are Defibrillator Pads?
What Are Defibrillator Pads
Defibrillator AED pads are an essential part of an automated external defibrillator to treat a sudden cardiac...
What is the Meaning of AED
What is the Meaning of AED
Cardiac arrest is one of the most common causes of death in the world. Cardiac arrest treatment has advanced considerably in recent years due to the...
AED Battery Replacement and Cost Guide
AED Battery Replacement and Cost Guide
AED batteries are the most crucial element in any Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Without a charged and operating battery, an...
Everything You Need to Know About Cardiorespiratory Arrest
Everything You Need to Know About Cardiorespiratory Arrest
We are often asked what is cardiopulmonary arrest and whether it is the same thing as cardiorespiratory arrest. Cardiorespiratory...
Defibrillator Joules Volts
Defibrillator Joules Volts
Victims of cardiac arrest are often treated with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) by applying chest compressions as well as artificial breaths...
Everything you need to know about V Tach
Everything you need to know about V Tach
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a form of arrhythmia or dysrhythmia. The pulse rate is higher or quicker than usual in a resting position,...
What is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator?
What is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator?
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is an astonishing device that has splendid capabilities to automatically monitor,...
Ejection Fraction (EF)
Ejection Fraction(EF)
Ejection fraction is used to indicate and diagnose heart failure based on how much blood the heart is pumping with each contraction. Typically, ejection...
What Is The Defibrillator Survival Rate
What Is The Defibrillator Survival Rate
The number of individuals dying from cardiac events is on the rise after declining for more than a decade, according to the American...
Use of a Defibrillator for Saving a Life
Use of a Defibrillator for Saving a Life
Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death throughout the world but can be treated with the quick administering of cardiopulmonary...
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