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Unconscious Child Use of an AED - Step by Step


An AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is a small, lightweight electronic device that analyses a person’s heart looking for irregular heart rhythms known as Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The AED corrects these irregular heart rhythms by delivering a life saving shock of electricity.


You may be wondering why we are featuring defibrillators in a paediatric first aid book? It is estimated that 12 – 16 young people die from cardiac arrest in the UK each week. AEDs are designed to be used by anyone who arrives first on the scene of a medical emergency, even those with minimal first aid or AED training.


Using an AED is simple, just switch it on and follow the voice and visual prompts.


The machine will tell you exactly what to do to help you save someone’s life.


Step 1. Switch on the AED and follow the voice and visual prompts.


Step 2. Remove the child’s clothing from their upper chest.


Step 3. Take out the electrode pads from the packaging and place on the patient’s bare chest as directed by the AED.


23 PIcture of an aed


“Using an AED is simple”


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