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AED Module: Automated External Defibrillator

The document discusses the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for sudden cardiac arrest. It notes that 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur at home, so training the public in CPR and AED use can save lives. The document then outlines the common steps to operate an AED, including turning it on, attaching electrode pads to the victim's chest, allowing it to analyze the heart rhythm, clearing the victim if a shock is advised, and delivering the shock. It emphasizes integrating CPR and AED use to treat cardiac arrest.

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AED Module: Automated External Defibrillator

The document discusses the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for sudden cardiac arrest. It notes that 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur at home, so training the public in CPR and AED use can save lives. The document then outlines the common steps to operate an AED, including turning it on, attaching electrode pads to the victim's chest, allowing it to analyze the heart rhythm, clearing the victim if a shock is advised, and delivering the shock. It emphasizes integrating CPR and AED use to treat cardiac arrest.

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PHILIPPINE HEART ASSOCIATION

Council on CardioPulmonary Resuscitation

AED Module
USE OF THE AUTOMATEDEXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATOR
IN SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST
A Full Member of the

The Asian Representative of


SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST or SUDDEN
CARDIAC DEATH (SCA/SCD)

An unpredictable event
70% of OHCAs occur at home, so being
trained to perform CPR can mean the
difference between life and death for a
loved one.
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST or SUDDEN
CARDIAC DEATH (SCA/SCD)

Only 10.8% of OHCAs survive to hospital


discharge

Death from sudden cardiac arrest is not


inevitable. If more people knew CPR,
more lives could be
saved.
 In the real world, 96%
of sudden cardiac
arrest victims die
because:
No access to
defibrillator
Delayed access to
defibrillator

 American Heart
Association
Advocates widespread
use of Public Access
Defibrillation (PAD
program)
BLS Algorithm
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATORS
• Sophisticated, reliable computerized
devices that use voice and visual
prompts to guide lay rescuers and
health care providers to safely
defibrillate VF SCA.
• AED will analyze the victim’s rhythm
and will recommend shock delivery
only if the victim’s heart rhythm is one
that a shock can treat.
TYPES OF AEDs

SEMIAUTOMATED AED
• AED advise the operator that a shock is
needed but will not deliver a shock without
an action by the rescuer i.e. The rescuer
must push the SHOCK button to deliver the
shock
FULLY AUTOMATED AED
• When needed, the machine will deliver the
shock without operator intervention.
COMMON STEPS IN
OPERATING AED’s
Once an AED arrives, put it
on the victim’s side, next to
the operator who will
operate it.
• Easy access to the AED controls
• Easy placement of electrode pads
• Allows second rescuer to perform
CPR from the opposite side w/o
interfering with AED operation.
STEP ACTION
1 POWER ON AED (this activates voice
prompts for guidance in all subsequent
steps)

• Open the carrying case on top of the


AED
• Turn the power on (some devices will
“power on” automatically when you open
the lid or case).
STEP ACTION
2 ATTACH electrode pads to the
victim’s bare chest

•Peel the backing away from the electrode


pads
• Quickly wipe the victim’s chest if it is
covered with water/sweat
• Attach the adhesive electrode pads to
the victim’s bare chest.
• Place one electrode pad on the upper-
right side of the bare chest to the right of
the breast bone, directly below the
collarbone.
• Place the other pad to the left of the
nipple, a few inches below the left armpit
• Attach the AED cables to the AED box
(some are pre-connected)
STEP ACTION
3 “Clear the victim and
ANALYZE the rhythm.
• Always clear the victim during
analysis. Be sure that no one is
touching the victim, not even the
person in charge of giving breaths.
• Some AED’s will tell you to push a
button to allow the AED to begin
analyzing the heart rhythm; others
will do that automatically. The AED
may take about 5 to 15 seconds to
analyze.
• The AED then tells you if a shock
is needed.
STEP
4
ACTION
K
If the AED advises a shock, it will
tell you to be sure to clear the
victim.

• Clear the victim before


delivering the shock; be sure no one
is touching the victim to avoid injury
tot the rescuers.
• Loudly state a “clear the patient”
message, such as “I’m clear, you’re
clear, everybody’s clear” or simply
”Clear.”
• Perform a visual check to ensure
that no one is in contact with the
victim.
• Press the SHOCK button.
• The shock will produce a sudden
contraction of the victim’s muscles.
STEP ACTION
5 •As soon as the AED gives the shock,
begin CPR starting with chest
compression (30:2)
6 After 2 minutes of CPR, the AED will
prompt you to repeat steps 3 (CLEAR
and ANALYZE)and 4 (If AED advises a
SHOCK it will tell you to be sure to
clear the victim).
INTEGRATING CPR AND
AED USE
• When arriving at the scene of a suspected
cardiac arrest, rescuers must rapidly
integrate CPR with the use of AED. Most
of the time 2 or more rescuers are at the
scene. In this case, the rescuers can
initiate these functions simultaneously:
Activate EMS and get the AED
Perform CPR
Operate the AED
IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR
AND PACEMAKER
• Place the AED pad at least 1 inch (2.5 cm)
to the side (or more- PREFERABLY 6
INCHES) of the implanted device.
• If the implanted defibrillator is delivering a
shock (the patient’s muscles contract in a
manner like that observed after an AED
delivers a shock), allow 30 - 60s for the
implanted defibrillator to complete the
treatment cycle before delivering a shock
from the AED.
A PERFECT MODEL: PAD
AED’s are displayed as
you would find a fire
extinguisher and are
available to the public to
use them when needed.
It is hoped that
AEDs will become easily available as fire extinguishers.
All the buildings should have at least one and the entire
population should be instructed to use them.
The more we are familiar with AEDs, the greater the
likelihood that they will be used and used in a time frame
that will have impact.

Don’t worry, all you have to do is press the


“ON” button. The AED will tell you what to
do next.
` THANK
YOU
The PHA Council on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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