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Essential Facts about AED Defibrillators
A trend
that is developing is the purchase of AEDs to be used in the home,
particularly by those with known existing heart conditions. The
number of automated external defibrillator ( AED ) devices in the community has grown as prices have fallen
to affordable levels. There has been some concern among medical
professionals that these home users do not necessarily have
appropriate training, and many advocate the more widespread use of
community responders, who can be appropriately trained and managed.
Typically, an AED kit will contain a face shield for providing a
barrier between patient and first aider during rescue breathing; a
pair of
nitrile rubber gloves; a pair of
trauma shears for cutting through a patient's clothing to
expose the chest; a small towel for wiping away any moisture on the
chest, and a razor for shaving those with very hairy chests. Most
manufacturers recommend checking the AED before every period of duty
or on a regular basis for fixed units. Some AED units need to be
switched on in order to perform a self check; other AED models have
a self check system built in with a visible indicator. All
manufacturers mark their AED pads with an expiry date, and it is
important to ensure that the AED pads are in date. This is usually
marked on the outside of the AED pads. Some Automated external
defibrillator AEDs models are designed to make this date visible
through a 'window', although others will require the opening of the
case to find the date stamp. An AED is external because the operator
applies the electrode pads to the bare
chest of the victim, as opposed to
internal defibrillators, which have
electrodes surgically implanted inside the body of a
patient. Automatic refers to the unit's ability to automatically
analyse the patient's condition, and to assist this, the vast
majority of AED units have spoken prompts, and some may also have
visual displays to instruct the user. When turned on or opened, the
AED will instruct the user to connect the electrodes ( AED pads) to
the patient. Once the AED pads are attached, everyone should avoid
touching the patient so as to avoid false readings by the unit. The
pads allow the AED to examine the electrical output from the heart
and determine if the patient is in a shockable rhythm (either
ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia). If the AED
Defibrillator device determines that a shock is warranted, it will
use the battery to charge its internal capacitor in preparation to
deliver the shock. This system is not only safer (charging only when
required), but also allows for a faster delivery of the electrical
current. When charged, the device instructs the user to ensure no
one is touching the victim and then to press a button to deliver the
shock; human intervention is usually required to deliver the shock
to the patient in order to avoid the possibility of accidental
injury to another person (which can result from a responder or
bystander touching the patient at the time of ths shock). Depending
on the AED manufacturer and particular defibrillator model, after
the shock is delivered most AEDs will analyze the victim and either
instruct that CPR be given, or administer another shock. Many AEDs
have an 'event memory' which store the ECG of the patient along with
details of the time the unit was activated and the number and
strength of any shocks delivered. Some AEDs also have voice
recording abilities to monitor the actions taken by the personnel in
order to ascertain if these had any impact on the survival outcome.
All this recorded data can be either downloaded from the AED to a
computer or printed out so that the providing organisation or
responsible body is able to see the effectiveness of both CPR and
defibrillation. Defibrillators available to the public may be
semi-automatic or fully automatic. Fully automatic units, AEDs, are
likely to have few buttons, often activating as soon as the case is
opened, and possibly just one button to shock, or in some cases this
will be performed automatically. The user has no input in the
operation of the unit apart from attaching the pads and following
the prompts. Health care professionals and other trained responders
may use a semi-automatic defibrillator, which is likely to have an
ECG readout display, and the possibility to override the rhythm
analysis software. This allows trained personnel to provide a higher
level of care.
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