AED (automatic external defibrillators) algorithms. The "shocking" truth.
Automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) have proven to be successful tools against sudden cardiac death since the 1970s. They operate on a simple premise--using a device with a built-in algorithm in a computer chip to "read" a persons's electrocardiogram (ECG) and, if necessary, advise or deliver a shock to bring the person back to a normal rhythm. When first introduced, these devices used various methods of collecting ECG's and detecting ventricular fibrillation (v fib) and ventricular tachycardia (v tach), two treatable dysrhythmias.
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