585
edits
Cardiac Arrest: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Basic Life Support
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
[[File:BLS.jpg]] | [[File:BLS.jpg]] | ||
<br /><br /> | |||
If at any stage the patient is consciousness, has normal ventilation or recovers consciousness find out what is wrong with the person and get help if needed. Repeated reassessment is necessary to detected deterioration of his condition. | |||
====Automatic external defibrillator (AED)==== | ====Automatic external defibrillator (AED)==== | ||
The automatic external defibrillator is a complex device that analysis rhythm of patients and can deliver a shock to defibrillate patients. It detect whether a patient has ventricular fibrillation or an other arrhythmia. When in detects a shockable rhythm it advises the user to deliver the shock, all settings are automatically adjusted. It also remembers the events so that the tracing can be recovered and analysed after the resuscitation. | The automatic external defibrillator is a complex device that analysis rhythm of patients and can deliver a shock to defibrillate patients. It detect whether a patient has ventricular fibrillation or an other arrhythmia. When in detects a shockable rhythm it advises the user to deliver the shock, all settings are automatically adjusted. It also remembers the events so that the tracing can be recovered and analysed after the resuscitation. | ||