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An AED, or automatic external defibrillator, that is available when a sudden cardiac arrest happens can save that person's life. Because they save lives so miraculously, these machines have often been mentioned in the news. With devices available in many places, like in stores and at gymnasiums, many lives can be saved. Even as their benefits get proven over and over, it's rare for people to have them in their houses and incredibly, only 20 percent of police vehicles have one. Even more revealing is that 57 to 70 percent of all sudden cardiac arrests happen in the home where there are very few AEDs. When the heart doesn't beat correctly, no matter why, it is called SCA or sudden cardiac arrest. An SCA is quite often caused by an irregular heartbeat called VF, or ventricular fibrillation. When VF happens the victim needs a shock to the heart that will restore the normal rhythm. SCA is the number one cause of death in this country with over 300,000 people succumbing to it each year. When SCA occurs outside of a hospital, fewer than 5 percent of victims survive the event. However, when someone experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest receives a shock from an AED within one minute, their survival chance skyrockets to around 90 percent. For every minute past the first, the statistical chance of survival plummet anywhere from 7 to 10 percent each and every minute. Without a shock in ten minutes or less, the chance of surviving an SCA drops to five percent. Even at half that time, five minutes, the odds of surviving jump up to between 30 and 50 percent for the victim of an SCA. The procedure for giving a shock with an AED is easy. Attaching the person who is experiencing the SCA to the machine is the first step. Every AED has voice instructions that makes it easy to know what to do. The machine will tell you how to place the electronic leads and once that is done it checks the rhythm of the heart. After analyzing the heart rhythm, if the machine determines a shock is required, it tells you how to do it. The machine gives a shock only if it determines that one is needed and will tell the user what to do. Wasting time trying to read directions never happens and you don't have to guess what to do. The AED can save the lives of people and is a good investment. Many states have a requirement that certain businesses to have one available. Home is where most sudden cardiac arrests happen though, so owning a home unit is a good idea as well. Get your life saving with AED at AED or you may also visit: Philips AEDs.
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