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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Just a note, although a medical professional can correct me if I am wrong- An AED will not work on someone dealing with an episode of A Fib. I believe they only generate a shock on those in V Tach, V Fib, or Cardiac Arrest. I believe the AED will pick up on the type of arrhythmia present and will only shock if it is a ventricular arrhythmia or cardiac arrest.
Cardioversion (a milder shock that is given manually) is used to treat A Fib obviously, which it sounds like Peverley received at the hospital or in the ambulance.
This is my understanding, but I may be wrong. AEDs are obviously very important and necessary regardless.
edit- got some support info from Dr Love for what it is worth. http://www.justanswer.com/medical/6e...tion-vfib.html |
You are 100% correct. Been through this fun twice myself. Because I'm so tall they didn't get the contacts positioned correctly on my torso and weren't getting the response they expected. To compensate they cranked up the power. Apparently I was jumping off the bed pretty good. I was burnt to a crisp after under the contacts.