The AED is a very safe medical device. When the AED's electrode pads are attached to the patient, the AED will automatically detect the patient's heart rhythm and give a prompt that a shock is recommended or not recommended.When the device prompts that a shock is not recommended,even if the operator mistakenly touches the discharging button, the AED won't discharge the patient. discharge.
When using an AED, the AED will prompt to move away from the patient twice, the first time when analyzing the heart rhythm, and the second time after the device has been charged.
The AED discharges to a specific area of the patient, and a higher current passes through that specific area, so it is important to try to avoid touching the patient when discharging, even though contact with certain parts of the body does not necessarily result in greater harm due to shock. greater injury.
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Precautions for using an AED:
1, AEDs can instantly reach 200 joules of energy, in the process of giving the patient help, please press the energizer button immediately after moving away from the patient, and caution anyone around you not to contact the patient. The patient is not allowed to be near the AED.
2, the patient in the water can not use the AED, the patient's chest if sweat need to quickly dry chest, because the water will reduce the effectiveness of the AED.
3, if after using the AED, the patient does not have any life characteristics (no respiratory heartbeat) need to be immediately sent to the hospital for treatment.
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