Automated External Defibrillators (AED)

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Automated External Defibrillators (AED)

Automated External Defibrillators (AED)

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4 Lessons

40 mins

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Understanding AEDs: Simplify how AEDs function, their importance in cardiac emergencies, and their ease of use, boosting confidence in operating them.

AEDs in Action: Explore real-life scenarios where AEDs can save lives, empowering learners to be potential lifesavers in their communities.

AED Operation Guide: Provide a step-by-step guide to using AEDs, ensuring readiness to take prompt action in emergencies.

AED Safety and Maintenance: Learn the importance of maintaining and safely using AEDs, including battery and pad changes and routine checks.

AED Deployment Strategies: Discover strategic placement of AEDs in various environments to enhance accessibility and effectiveness, promoting wider availability in needed areas.

Lessons

  1. Brief Description of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)

    Easy

    3 mins

    An AED course teaches individuals how to use an AED in emergency situations, analyzing the heart's rhythm and delivering an electric shock to restore normal rhythm. Participants learn to recognize immediate defibrillation needs, safely operate an AED, and perform CPR.

  2. Module 1: Learning outcome

    Easy

    3 mins

    Upon completion of this section, you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of: what causes a cardiac arrest, if a cardiac arrest is the same as a heart attack, the importance of the chain of survival

  3. Module 2: Importance of Defibrillation

    Easy

    4 mins

    The survival rate of cardiac arrest is significantly impacted by the ability to provide defibrillation within a critical time.

  4. Module 3: Discovering a Casualty

    Easy

    30 mins

    Use the hands-free speaker on a phone, so you can start CPR whilst talking to the EMS dispatcher.

Teachers

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