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How to Use the AED

By Bill, posted
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Watch the video to learn how to use the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in under 2 minutes.
The AED can analyze the hearts rhythm and deliver an electric shock where necessary, which can jump start the heart back to life.
This life saving machine can often be found on the high street, in leisure centres, airports, stadiums and many more locations. It is the only proven method for treating ventricular fibrillation when a casualty has suffered a cardiac arrest.
Time is of the essence when a person stops breathing and the quicker the AED is placed on the casualty the better the chance they have of surviving.

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