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Why does the AED fail at times?
AEDs, or automatic external defibrillators, are designed to pick up certain life-threatening rhythms such as VF (ventricular fibrillation) and once detected to shock (by direct current) the rhythm back into a more stable rhythm, ideally sinus rhythm. In hospitals the defibrillators they use can shock people, but they can also perform cardioversion. This is where they use synchronised direct current (synchronised with particular parts of the rhythm; R wave, T wave etc) to convert rapid paced rhythms back to normal rhythms.
What is defibrillate?
Defibrillation is the definitive treatment for the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation consists of delivering a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the affected heart with a device called a defibrillator. This depolarizes a critical mass of the heart muscle, terminates the arrhythmia, and allows normal sinus rhythm to be reestablished by the body's natural pacemaker, in the sinoatrial node of the heart. Defibrillators can be external, transvenous, or implanted, depending on the type of device used. Some external units, known as automated external defibrillators (AEDs), automate the diagnosis of treatable rhythms, meaning that lay responders or bystanders are able to use them successfully with little, or in some cases no, training.
What is TRUE regarding AEDs?
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which legal issue complicates the use of AEDs to save lives?
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Which antiepileptic drugs that can also be used to treat post-herpetic neuralgia?
Gabapentine (new generation of AEDs)
What is an automated external defibrillator?
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a device that is similar to a medical defibrillator expect that is it designed to be used by the public with very little knowledge. Most people who use an AED are trained on how to use it, but it isn't always that case. On an AED, you attach the paddles to the victim, and press the "Start" button on the AED. The AED will give loud and clear instructions on what to do.
Why are AEDS becoming increasingly available in public places?
They greatly increase the chances of someone surviving a heart attack if used within a few minutes
What is legal issue complicates the use of AED's to save lives?
An AED is a prescription medical device- it requires a prescription from a doctor to buy one. Our company just purchased some, and I had to get a prescription for them.
How many offices have an AED device on site?
The AED device "guides the user through the process by audible or visual prompts without requiring any discretion or judgment."1 The American Heart Association notes that at least 20,000 lives could be saved annually by prompt use of AEDs. Ultimately, with broad deployment of AEDs among trained responders, as many as 50,000 deaths due to sudden cardiac arrest could be prevented each year.
What is the purpose of antiepileptic drugs?
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are designed to modify the structures and processes involved in the development of a seizure, including neurons, ion channels, receptors, glia, and inhibitory or excitatory synapses.
By what brand name is levetiracetam sold in the US?
In the United States, levetiracetam is sold under the brand name Keppra. A newer generation medication, levetiracetam lacks many of the usual side effects commonly associated with other AEDs
An AED should be used on a child who is not breathing?
AEDs should only be used when a pulse is not detected. Rescue breathing should be used when the victim is not breathing.
