A heart attack is one of the most hazardous health conditions because it happens without warning and can be deadly if not attended to instantly. The reason for heart attacks is due to an inadequate blood supply to the heart for a certain amount of time. As a consequence, the heart muscle is partly destroyed. […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9evgNUj_wU An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock to the heart after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The shock is needed to revive the heart function after SCA. A cardiac arrest is a condition wherein the heart produces irregular rhythms and then stops beating. This becomes a
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An automated external defibrillator is an important electronic device used to assist patients who are at risk of cardiac arrest. As the name suggests AEDs have automated features. As such, these devices are very different from traditional defibrillators, which work using manual mechanisms. With earlier models, the first aid attendant has to interpret irregular heartbeat
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Every 7 minutes, someone somewhere in Canada suffers from cardiac arrest or stroke. The chances that the victim will survive this sudden abnormal heart rhythm are very poor, unless they receive the proper treatment they need – defibrillation or electric shock to the heart – quickly. Defibrillators can help significantly reduce the number of deaths due
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