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using an aeD
Power on the AED
Apply AED Pads
Clear the Victim & Shock
An AED can be used on an adult, child, or infant. Follow the AED prompts. Place the AED near the victim’s head and power
on the unit. Some models require you to push a button to turn it on, while others turn on automatically when you lift the lid.
If there are two trained rescuers, one performs CPR while the other prepares the AED for use. The rescuer in charge of the
AED will apply the pads around the hands of the person giving chest compressions. Do not stop CPR while the AED is being
readied for use. The AED will prompt you to stop CPR when it is ready to analyze the heart rhythm.
It is critical that no one touches the victim or his clothing
while the AED analyzes or delivers a shock.
When prompted by the AED to deliver a shock:
• The AED user quickly looks up and down the entire
victim to ensure no one is touching him and loudly
states, “Everybody clear.”
• The rescuer can now push the shock button.
Expose the chest and wipe it dry of any moisture. Apply the pads to the chest according to the pictures on the back of the
pads.
• Place one pad on the right side of the chest, just below the collarbone.
• Place the other pad on the lower left side of the chest.
• Connect the pads to the AED. (Some pads come pre-connected to the AED.)
Place the AED near the victim’s head
Apply AED pads AED pad placement
Clear the victim
Power on the AED
The percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
that occur in private or residential settings.
Some AEDs will automatically deliver a shock with-
out the rescuer pushing a button.
Tip
80%
