Using an AED

You are performing CPR on a person when an AED arrives and is ready to use. What is the 1st thing you should do?

• Bare the chest

• Turn the Machine on & listen for prompts

• Push the shock button

Which of the following are unsafe conditions to use an AED on someone?

• The victim is unconscious

• The victim is in water

• The victim is lying on a metal surface

• Answers 2 & 3 are correct

True or false: if the victim is 8 yrs. or younger and weighs less than 55 lbs, you would use child size AED pads

• True

• False

True or False: It's ok to touch the victim when the AED machine is analyzing and charging.

• True

• False

If the AED machine determines a shock is required and you push the shock button, what is the next step?

• You would give 5 cycles of 30 compressions & 2 breaths (while the pads are still on)

• You would remove the pads & give 5 cycles of 30 compressions & 2 breaths

• You would remove the pads, give 2 breaths and put the pads back on & shock the patient again

When is it appropriate to stop using an AED on a victim?

• When the rescuer is too exhausted to continue

• When trained EMS take over

• When a person team can perform CPR instead of the AED

• Answers 1 & 2 are correct

Its ok to use an AED on a victim if they are near flammable gas.

• True

• False

In the event of an emergency, where would you look to find an AED?

• A public bathroom

• Near the entrance of a public building (ie.target/walmart a school, a church)

• Near a swimming pool

• At a gas station