Info: the only two scenarios where an AED will not shock are a functioning heart rhythm, and flatline.
They are used to kick start an irregular rhythm.
Edit: important follow up. No pulse doesn’t mean the heart is necessarily flatline. In closing, don’t try to decipher “heart stopped” or not. Get on the chest compressions and have someone find an AED. Both things save lives.
Last edited by Scroopy Noopers; 02-11-2020 at 09:41 PM.
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