The finale of our three part series discusses the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in a cardiac arrest and deployment of AED units in publicly accessible settings. Please be sure to check out Part I: Recognition of Cardiac Arrest and Getting Help and Part II: Bystander Initiated CPR. What’s an AED anyways? An […]
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Part I of our series discussed the recognition of cardiac arrest and getting help. We’ll now discuss bystander initiated CPR and the obstacles that prevent CPR from being started immediately. This will lead us into Part III – Public Access to Defibrillation which will discuss use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and deployment strategies.
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The first part of our series focuses on the challenges faced during the recognition of cardiac arrest and the actions necessary to get immediate help. Cardiac Arrest in Disguise Both CPR training videos and Hollywood consistently make cardiac arrest appear the same way – a person lying on the ground, usually face up, unconscious and
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Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the US and abroad. It can happen to anyone, at any place, and any time regardless of gender, physical condition, or age. People who experience cardiac arrest have only minutes for a series of very important actions to happen: Recognition of the emergency and calling 911
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