What is an AED?
(Simple description)
"An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm. If needed, it can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) [heart failure]."
[from US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health]
(More detailed description)
"An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm. With simple audio and visual commands, AEDs are designed to be simple to use for the layperson, and the use of AEDs is taught in many first aid, certified first responder, and basic life support (BLS) level cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes."
[from Wikipedia]
Installed locations:
- 1) at the entrance of the Graduate School of Information Science
- 2) at the entrance of the Graduate School of Biological Sciences
- 3) at the entrance of the Graduate School of Materials Science
- 4) at the west entrance of University Union (cafeteria)
