The correct steps to use an aed are to turn on the AED, attach the electrode pads, analyze the heart rate, and perform defibrillation.
Expanded Information
AED is an automated external defibrillator, also known as an automatic external defibrillator, automated shock absorber, automated defibrillator, cardiac defibrillator, and defibrillator for dummies, etc., which is a portable medical device that diagnoses specific cardiac arrhythmia and administers a shock to defibrillate the heart, and it is a device that can be used by lay people to save the heart. It is a portable medical device that can diagnose specific cardiac arrhythmias and administer electric shocks to defibrillate, and can be used by non-specialists to resuscitate cardiac arrest patients.
Defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using an automated external defibrillator (AED) is the most effective way to stop sudden death in cardiac arrest, but only during the "golden four minutes" of the optimal resuscitation time.
Use
Unlike the specialized defibrillators found in hospitals, AEDs require only a short period of instruction to use. The machine itself automatically reads the electrocardiogram and then decides whether a shock is needed. Fully-automated models even require only that the rescuer apply a shock patch to the patient before it determines and delivers the shock itself. Semi-automatic models remind the rescuer to press the shock button.
In most cases, the machine won't deliver a shock even if the rescuer presses the button by mistake, and some models can be used on children (less than 25 pounds or younger than 8 years old), but they generally must be fitted with child-specific electrode patches. The American College of Cardiology recommends that adult patches be used instead, even if child-specific patches aren't available; there's no evidence that adult patches cause more serious damage.
Automated external defibrillators in the United States use machine-synthesized speech to give instructions to the rescuer. But because the rescuer may be hearing-impaired, hard-of-hearing, or unable to understand English, many models also have screens that provide messages and graphics to alert the rescuer. Most models are designed for non-medical personnel. The automated external defibrillator (AED) is the most important invention since cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which made cardiac resuscitation available to the general public.
Unlike professional defibrillators, which are designed for medical use, they are unable to diagnose and treat a wide range of arrhythmias, except in the two situations described above, and they are unable to provide external rate modulation for bradycardia.