Category Archives: AEDs

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS: DO YOU NEED AN AED?

CLEAR! The doctor grabs the defibrillator paddles, rubs them together (more for the visual effect than for any medical reason) and yells “Clear!” He then places the paddles on a patient’s chest, delivering an electric shock to the patient and “restarting” the heart. Anyone could experience a cardiac arrest. If you have severe heart disease, you are at […]