Understand the Idea Behind an AED

AED devices have been around for sometime now and for at least one generation of people they don't know what life would be like without these incredible life saving devices were before CPR was the first and only option before emergency medical care professionals could take over. The smart computer aided devices do the job of analyzing a persons heart rhythm and deciding how much electricity to send across the heart in order to restore a natural heart rhythm. Commonly placed in schools stadiums in other areas where people gather in large numbers or areas in which people that commonly suffer from heart issues may reside such as nursing homes. They saved thousands of lives every year and increase a persons chances of survival substantially (50% - 70%) versus traditional CPR which has a survival rate around 20%. This is also a good time to mention that the use of AEDs does also require to ensure the highest survival rate use of CPR in conjunction with the AED as well. And again to clarify AEDs to substantially increase a persons chances of survival over traditional CPR by combining the two appropriately does yield the very best survival rate. There are a variety of AED devices out there made by a handful of manufacturers each of them has their own unique method of using verbal and nonverbal cues in order to operate the devices as well as to store and recharge them. One of the most important things to remember when purchasing an AED device is to look at the maintenance requirements of each of the devices available some do not have batteries that can be removed and replaced easily or the batteries are so expensive to replace yourself that it outweighs the cost of a entirely new and updated device. Many refurbished devices are available at a substantially reduced rate and perform equally well. So if you're wondering you should learn how to use an AED device even if you don't believe you'll ever need it in a traditional CPR class my response would be to make sure you're certified to use both and make sure that they're taught how to be used together in order to help save a life.