PKIN 0750 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ventricular Tachycardia, Asystole, Cardiac Arrest
1 Feb 2017
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At york: tait, accolade east (cibc lobby), william small (security office) Some aeds are wired to call 911, but are not always reliable. Most malls in ontario, you must call security and they must go and get the aed (not much quicker than ambulance) A small portable device used to deliver an electrical shock to the heart if needed. Automated means the unit monitors electrical activity in the heart and advises whether a shock should be administered. 50/50 with fully automated and semi-automated, most at york is semi (some have a pause and some don"t) Survival rates are higher when both cpr and aed are administered. Chance of success is reduced 7-10% per minute. The faster we get the aed, the better chance of survival. On/off (most are difficult to turn off, most you must press and hold) 5 years), when it needs a new one it beeps. Status indicator (a light comes on which means it works)
