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When is the aed necessary for a human being?
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Heart Rhythms: The short answer is: when they pass out and can't or won't come to. At that point, there's a decent chance they're having a fatal heart rhythm which can only be corrected by a defibrillator. An AED is just a particularly easy to use type of defibrillator.
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