The AED consists of four main parts: the electrode pad, the power switch, the discharge button and the display screen. We need to follow the instructions to use the AED correctly to help a passerby who is suffering from a sudden heart attack.
I don't know if you've seen this news, a passerby in Shenzhen utilized the AED device placed in the public **** place, and successfully rescued a citizen who fainted and collapsed. After using the AED to defibrillate the patient, four people took turns doing cardiac resuscitation on the fainted citizen until the ambulance arrived. Now the citizen has returned to normal physical condition, and the hospital also said that passers-by using AED equipment for shock defibrillation as well as other pedestrians on the man's cardiac resuscitation played a big role, which also makes the fainting and collapsed citizens can successfully save a life. This is such a news, caused many netizens praise at the same time, but also let everyone began to pay attention to the public **** occasions the correct use of AED equipment. So I'm here to give you a brief introduction.
AED, also known as automated external defibrillator, is a way of practicing aid to patients who suddenly faint and fall to the ground. The use of AED is usually placed after the cardiac resuscitation session. That is to say, when we meet a patient who fainted and fell to the ground, we can follow the three steps of chest compressions, open airway, artificial respiration, to do cardiac resuscitation for the patient. Until waiting for the AED device. The AED instrument has 4 parts, first we should turn on the power switch of the AED, and then stick the two electrode patches accurately and firmly on the patient's chest according to the instructions. For the position where the patches should be affixed, the relevant information can be understood, because of the limited professional knowledge, we will not explain too much here. When we have correctly affixed the two electrode patches to the relevant place in front of the chest, the AED will automatically detect the patient's heart rate and other aspects of the situation, and based on the results of the analysis within 5 to 15 seconds, whether to press the discharge button. Once the AED feels that this patient needs to be defibrillated, it will give the appropriate instructions, and this is when we need to press the discharge button. And we should not be in contact with the patient while doing defibrillation.