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CHOOSING AED Pads or AED Child System
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(1) Some AEDS deliver different shocks
a. One for Adult B. One for Child (2) Deliver the Child-Appropriate shock (3) Includes SMALLER pad sizes (4) Be FAMILIAR w/AED you are using; Turn it on FIRST; FOLLOW the prompts |
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Use of AED for Infants
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(1) MANUAL Defibrillator PREFERRED to an AED for Defibrillation
(2) If MANUAL NOT AVAILABLE, an AED w/PEDIATRIC DOSE ATTENUATOR is preferred (3) IF NEITHER AVAILABLE, use AED w/o PEDIATRIC DOSE ATTENUATOR |
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FOUNDATIONAL FACTS:
ADULT DOSE is BETTER than NO Defibrillation Attempt |
(1) AED/Defibrillator USE for Infant or Child UNDER 8yrs. W/O CHILD PADS, USE ADULT pads, deliver ADULT DOSE
(2) ENSURE pads DO NOT TOUCH *VICTIMS 8yrs and OLDER* (1) Use AED ASAP (2) Use ONLY ADULT PADS & ADULT DOSE **VICTIMS YOUNGER THAN 8yrs** (1) Use AED ASAP (2) USE CHILD PADS if available, if NOT use ADULT PADS (3) USE CHILD SHOCK DOSE if available |
