AED Awareness: A Simple Life Saver

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Heart disease is the cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 450,000 deaths in one year. Sudden cardiac arrest, commonly known as a hard attack / heart is a form of heart disease that affects men and women, regardless of health status or age. Fortunately, sudden cardiac arrest can be easily by using an automated external defibrillator, or AED treatment for short. However, the proximity key to survival.

Over the years, AEDs and suddenAwareness of the heart have improved dramatically. Now it is rare not to see an AED or a defibrillator on hand in large public places such as airports, schools, shopping centers and much more. However, awareness AED always be improved.

With increased attention to operate AEDs have also incredibly simple, so that the devices actually for people who have no experience and / or CPR training at all and / or AED use creates. Popular models for the laity, the LIFEPAK CRIn addition, Medtronic Physio-Control Philips HeartStart and. For professional assistance, the LIFEPAK 1000 and the Philips FRx AED as sold.

For lay people, ie those who are not necessarily an anti-epileptic drugs or CPR training, we developed two models that have been the settings of users and usability. For example, the LIFEPAK CR Plus or a fully automatic and semi-automatic. The fully automatic LIFEPAK CR Plus AED requires nothing more thanconnecting the electrodes, called CHARGE-PAK electrodes for LIFEPAK CR Plus These in turn provide measurements of the patient's heart and automatically shock the patient, when they need it. The semi-automatic version requires the responder simply press a button to handle the shock and nothing more.

Of course with more advanced models such as the LIFEPAK 1000, Philips FRx AED Pro customs and other rescuers have better control and ability to adjust theirTherapy. For pre-AED models, you will not see, to prefer the fully automatic versions of the leading manufacturers, such as greater control of the responders are emergency situation tend

For older AED awareness, training and awareness of sudden cardiac arrest can save more lives. Thousands of people around the world have a new life of an AED and the Samaritans who came to their aid received. The next time around an / or publicprivate room, keep in mind and see where it could be the next AED. Can not find it? Then talk to the local government representatives, employers or colleagues and make sure you are better prepared for a sudden cardiac arrest.