Q: can i order a defibrillator?

Yes: Yes , i bought one for my home from costco and they never asked if i was a doctor. This was a philips aed.

Q: how does a defibrillator work?

An ICD?: If you are referring to an implanted cardioverter defibrillator it works as follows: it detects fast heart beats above a threshold set by the cardiologist and programmed into the defibrillator and delivers a shock or ATP - pacemaker override, depending on the heart rate. It will deliver subsequent shocks depending on the heart rate it detects.

Q: how does a defibrillator function?

Defibirllator: The defibibrillator is a mini computer with a sensing circuit and a shock circuit. If the device senses a life threatening arrhythmia for a certain time period, then the device charges and will shock the patient out of the life threatening arrhythmia. The defibrillator is programmed by the electrophysiologist based on the studies done prior to implant and then after implant it is tested.

Question 1

can you tell me are defibrillator pads ever used on the upper thighs?

Accepted Answer

Defib pads: We generally do not put defibrillator pads on the thighs. We want the energy discharge to be closer to the heart and not to lose energy from distance.

Question 2

would paramedics attach a defibrillator pads on someone found asystolic?

Accepted Answer

Defibrillator: Paramedics may attach monitor and defibrillator leads as a routine. But defibrillation is not the treatment for asystole.

Question 3

what will an automated external defibrillator do if the pads where placed on either side of the brain?

Accepted Answer

AED: In theory nothing should happen given the programming of the device. On the other hand i don't think anyone has actually tried this.....

Question 4

what could an automated external defibrillator do if the pads where placed on either side of the brain?

Accepted Answer

AED: Don't think about doing electroshock therapy for a depressed friend this way. The AED is designed to pick up ecg signals across the chest and probably wouldn't pick much up placed across the skull. Without adequate signal it wouldn't recommend shock but might recommend repositioning the electrodes while keeping up external compressions. It isn't designed for doing anything wih electrodes on head

Question 5

what types of defibrillators are there?

Accepted Answer

Internal & external: Implantable (internal) defibrillators remain in the body, whereas external defibrillators are the boxes with paddles that you see on tv shows. They both shock the heart out of life-threatening cardiac arrest rhythm if need be. There are automated external units that lay people can use; you put paddles on person's chest and the machine determines the rhythm and speaks commands to give a shock.

Question 6

what is a defibrillator?

Accepted Answer

Device for the heart: A defibrillator uses electrical current to reset the rhythm of the heart when it is irregular and too rapid. They are used in cardiac arrest when the rhythm is ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia. They can be used to reset atrial fibrillation either emergently or electively as well. They can be external devices or can even be implanted in the body for patients at risk of arrhythmias.

Question 7

who needs a defibrillator?

Accepted Answer

ICD - new guidelines: This is somewhat complex and will not all fit in 400 characters so I am creating initials. 1. Ischemic cardiomyopathy, i.C., with ejection fraction, ef, >30% but <35%, newyork heartassoc, nyha, class ii or iii, and >30 days post mi/revascularization. 2. Ic, ef <30%. 3. Ic, ef between 36-40% with inducible ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia, 4. Non-ic with ef <35% and nyha class ii or greater.

Question 8

can i order a defibrillator?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes , i bought one for my home from costco and they never asked if i was a doctor.  This was a philips aed.

Question 9

how does a defibrillator work?

Accepted Answer

An ICD?: If you are referring to an implanted cardioverter defibrillator it works as follows: it detects fast heart beats above a threshold set by the cardiologist and programmed into the defibrillator and delivers a shock or ATP - pacemaker override, depending on the heart rate. It will deliver subsequent shocks depending on the heart rate it detects.

Question 10

how does a defibrillator function?

Accepted Answer

Defibirllator: The defibibrillator is a mini computer with a sensing circuit and a shock circuit. If the device senses a life threatening arrhythmia for a certain time period, then the device charges and will shock the patient out of the life threatening arrhythmia. The defibrillator is programmed by the electrophysiologist  based on the studies done prior to implant and then after implant it is tested.

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