What is a first aider likely to see when a shock from an AED is delivered, how does the victims body typically respond?
Steve Dionne
Spokane Transit
To save one life is as if to save the world.
AED shock delivery
Wed, 05/14/2008 - 2:23pm
Wed, 05/14/2008 - 2:23pm
#1
Unlike what is often shown
Unlike what is often shown on television, the victim's response is typically barely visible. There is sometimes some mild contraction of the pectoral (chest) muscles that may make the victim's shoulders move forward a little bit. That muscle contraction lasts less than a second.??It is important to realize that the visibility of the response does not predict whether or not the shock will be effective in resetting the heart and allowing a healthy heart rhythm to resume.
Michael Sayre, MD
SCA Foundation