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An automated external defibrillator, open and ready for pads to be attached

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient,</ref> 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.

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation www.sca-aware.org - Web

American Heart Association: Learn & Live American Heart Association: Learn & Live www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ - Web

American Red Cross: Saving a Life is as Easy as A-... American Red Cross: Saving a Life is as Easy as A-E-D www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/aed.html - Web

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FDA Heart Health Online: Automated External Defibr... FDA Heart Health Online: Automated External Defibrillator (AED) www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/aed.html - Web

Resuscitation Council (UK) Resuscitation Council (UK) www.resus.org.uk - Web

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