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AED - What Is That?: AED - This Stands For: Automated External Defibrillator
AED - What Is That?: AED - This Stands For: Automated External Defibrillator
A = Automated
E = External
D = Defibrillator
What is a ‘defibrillator’?
A defibrillator (AED) is a device that gives a
high energy electric shock to the heart of
someone who has collapsed and is in cardiac
arrest.
Sinus Rhythm
The electrical rhythm is normally very well
organized