AED Steps for Use

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Automated external defibrillators can help save lives during sudden cardiac arrest: 67 of 100 can be helped with AED. If AED is NOT USED only 3 of 100 are saved.

Using the AED

These AED steps should be used when caring for a non-breathing child aged 8 or older who weighs more than 55 pounds, or an adult. After checking the scene and ensuring that the person needs help, you should ask a bystander to call 911 for help & stay on the phone until help arrives:

1.Turn on the AED and follow the visual and audio prompts.

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2Open the person’s shirt and wipe his or her bare chest dry.

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3Attach the AED pads.

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4Make sure no one is, including you, is touching the person. Tell everyone to “stand clear.”

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5Push the “analyze” button (if necessary) and allow the AED to analyze the person’s heart rhythm.

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6If the AED recommends that you deliver a shock to the person, make sure that no one, including you, is touching the person – and tell everyone to “stand clear.” Once clear, press the “shock” button.

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7Begin CPR after delivering the shock IF RECOMMEDED. Perform 2 minutes CPR  (100 COMPRESSIONS / MINUTE)  and continue to follow the AED’s prompts. If you notice obvious signs of life, discontinue CPR and monitor breathing for any changes in condition.