AED Study purpose - for beginners level.pptx

AED Tutorial

1. AED AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

2. OBJECTIVES Why we use the AED How to use the AED

3. HOW AED’S WORK Automatically checks victim’s heart rhythm to detect fibrillation Advises whether victim needs a shock The shock (defibrillation) is an attempt to return heart to a more normal rhythm

4. TIME IS IMPORTANT AEDs are easy and simple to use but must be used right away For every minute that passes without treatment the chance of survival decreases by 10%

5. IF NOT TREATED IMMEDIATELY POSSIBLE EFFECTS ARE: After “ three minutes” ,  global cerebral ischemia  (the lack of blood flow to the entire brain) can lead to progressively worsening brain injury. By “ nine minutes” , severe and irreversible brain damage is likely. After 10 minutes, the chances of survival are low. “Even if a person is resuscitated, eight out of every 10 will be comatose and sustain some level of brain damage. Simply put, the longer the brain is deprived of oxygen, the worse the damage will be”.

6. USING AN AED Turn on the AED. Attach the pads to the person ’ s bare, dry chest, as shown on the pads. If patient has hair on chest that could interfere with conduction, make sure you sahave it off with razor provided to you.

7. USING AN AED Make sure no one is touching the person and say “ Clear! ” Allow the AED to analyze the rhythm. Follow the prompts. The AED will either direct you to push the Shock button or to begin CPR.

8. USING AN AED Give 5 sets of CPR unless the person moves, begins to breathe, or wakes up. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until the person moves, begins to breathe, or wakes up.

9. WHEN TO STOP CPR? S PONTANEOUS PULSE AND BREATHING T RANSFERRED TO ACLS / PARAMEDIC TAKES OVER. O PERATOR IS EXHAUSTED P ATIENT IS OBVIOUSLY DEAD.