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What is the use of automated external defibrillators?
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Heart Rhythm: Aeds are used to restart a heart that stops beating or reset a heart that has a deadly arrythmia during a cardiac event.
Answered 11/25/2013
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AED: Aeds were developed to make it easy for nonprofessionals to provide emergency defibrillation to cardiac arrest victims. They are made with simple to follow directions so that the potential for bystanders to save a life using them is present.
Answered 9/28/2016
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