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What is an Automated External Defibrillator or AED?

April 26, 2017AED Automated Defibrillator external

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What is an Automated External Defibrillator or AED?

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It is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish and effective rhythm.