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2. What is an AED? This medical device can save lives after ...

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   What is an automated external defibrillator (AED)? An AED is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart when it detects an abnormal rhythm.

3. Life-saving AEDs are rarely used in cases of cardiac arrest ...

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   Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, but they're rarely used, new research has found. (Getty Images) (Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images)

4. Automated external defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   An automated external defibrillator or automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, [1] and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re ...

5. Defibrillation - Wikipedia

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   A defibrillation device that is often available outside of medical centers is the automated external defibrillator (AED), [8] a portable machine that can be used with no previous training. That is possible because the machine produces pre-recorded voice instructions that guide the user.

6. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   In 1972 Bernard Lown, the inventor of the external defibrillator, and Paul Axelrod stated in the journal Circulation – "The very rare patient who has frequent bouts of ventricular fibrillation is best treated in a coronary care unit and is better served by an effective anti-arrhythmic program or surgical correction of inadequate coronary ...

7. A Michigan first: Sparrow doctor installs a new type of heart ...

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   A new type of internal heart defibrillator, implanted for the first time in Michigan at Sparrow Hospital, ... We found the 50 best Christmas gifts for women in 2024. See all deals. In Other News.