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Defibrillation is an electrical shock delivered to the heart designed to terminate a life-threatening arrhythmia or cardiac arrest. The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a device capable of automatically detecting a heart rhythm that requires a shock.<ref name="rf1">http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Arrhythmia/PreventionTreatmentofArrhythmia/Defibrillation_UCM_305002_Article.jsp</ref> If you are around when someone has sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), you can follow a few simple steps to use an AED to save his life. | Defibrillation is an electrical shock delivered to the heart designed to terminate a life-threatening arrhythmia or cardiac arrest. The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a device capable of automatically detecting a heart rhythm that requires a shock.<ref name="rf1">http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Arrhythmia/PreventionTreatmentofArrhythmia/Defibrillation_UCM_305002_Article.jsp</ref> If you are around when someone has sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), you can follow a few simple steps to use an AED to save his life. | ||
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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
