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AED
noun[ C ]
medical specializeduk /ˌeɪ.iːˈdiː/ us /ˌeɪ.iːˈdiː/
abbreviation for automated external defibrillator, or automatic external defibrillator: a machine that uses an electric current to make someone's heart start again when it has stopped, and that is simple for anyone to use :
Other personnel, for example, receptionists, may also be trained to use an AED.
The AEDs first detect that a person is in cardiac arrest and then give the heart an electric shock to restore a normal rhythm.
In Las Vegas, security staff at casinos have been trained to use AEDs.
It is almost impossible to deliver an inappropriate shock with an AED, because the machine can only be activated if an appropriate arrhythmia is detected.
I know firsthand what it is like to use an AED to save another person's life.
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See also
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