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List the benefits of using AED (Automated External Defibrillator) instead of the traditional CPR technique(s)?
Question : List the benefits of using AED (Automated External Defibrillator) instead of the traditional CPR technique(s)?
What are the benefits of using AED (Automated External Defibrillator) technology over the traditional CPR technique(s)?
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Answer by Sligh
For certain lethal cardiac rhythms, such as pulseless ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, the most successful way of reviving the heart back to a sinus rhythm is the use of a defibrillator.
When someone collapses and their heart has gone into a lethal heart rhythm outside the hospital, even with CPR performed on the scene very quickly, the percent survival rate is in the single digits (around 3-5%). With an AED, that rate is significantly increased…not to mention there have been instances of 7 year olds connecting an AED and saving someone’s life by following the directions. A 7 year old would not be able to perform adequte CPR on an adult.
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#2 written by Enrique BSN, RN 1 year ago
CPR-AED is more beneficial than CPR alone because most adult victims of witnessed, non-traumatic cardiac arrest are found to be in ventricular fibrillation (VF), which is an absolute indication for defibrillation (chest compressions alone doesn’t do much to stop VF and so the need for AED). The recent 2005 Guidelines by the American Heart Association (AHA) considers that “the time from collapse to defibrillation is the single greatest determinant of survival” for these victims because their chances for survival are reduced by 7% to 10% with every passing minute from onset of arrest until defibrillation. This underscores the importance of AEDs and learning to use them in the pre-hospital setting
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- Improved pre-hospital survival rate
- Corrects some bad heart rhythms to a normal rhythm
- Less chance for disease transmission (if CPR is not needed)
- Less chance of rib injuries, etc. (if CPR is not needed)
- AED is often better than the human at determining the problem and offering solutions
However, in most cases, we will use BOTH an AED and CPR.