Articles of category "Defibrillators"

The number of different resuscitation devices on the market these days is pretty impressive. One such device that is used very often is a defibrillator. But there are people with a high risk of sudden death from ventricular fibrillation or other cardiac problems. These people can use so-called implantable defibrillators. These devices are placed in the patient's body and can perform defibrillation automatically.

Let's say you're outside a restaurant or a store and someone nearby you starts to choke or has a heart attack. Will you know what to do? Thanks to the "AED" or Automated External Defibrillator, the closest person to the scene of an emergency will have an opportunity to lend a hand saving a life. The AED is used like regular defibrillators but in most cases they can be operated by non professionals in the field and they are also much cheaper than professional models. Today most of the training courses in life saving programs teach about the use of an AED.