What are the pads called on a defibrillator?
AED electrode pads
Automated External Defibrillator pads (also known as AED electrode pads) are an essential part of any lifesaving AED machine. These pads are placed on the bare chest of a person who is suspected to be suffering from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).
What is the standard position for applying defibrillator pads?
The first pad should be on the upper right side below the collar bone. The second pad should be on the casualty’s left side below the arm pit.
Where do female defibrillator pads go?
The pads should be placed on the anterior (front) of the chest, one of them goes above the right nipple, and the other is placed onto the left side of the chest, just below the chest area.
What is the minimum distance between AED pads?
The pads must have a minimum spacing of approximately 2.5 cm or 1 in. Same goes for clearance from an implanted medical device such as a pacemaker.
Where should anteroposterior AED pads be placed?
Place one AED pad directly below the right collarbone. Place the other pad to the side of the left nipple, with the top edge of the pad a few inches below the armpit. As shown in Figure 26B, one pad will be placed on the victim’s bare chest (anterior), and the other will be placed on the victim’s back (posterior).
How do you know if its monophasic or biphasic?
A monophasic waveform delivers electrical shocks in a single direction from one electrode to another. With a biphasic shock, the current travels in two phases. In the first phase, the current runs from the first electrode to the second electrode via the patient’s heart.
Do you have to remove bra for defibrillator?
Will I need to remove the casualty’s clothes? Any clothing or jewellery that could interfere with the pads should be removed or cut away, as the pads must be attached to bare skin. You will also need to remove clothing containing metal from the area where the pads are attached, such as an underwired bra.
Can someone with a pacemaker be defibrillated?
A pacemaker is not designed to regulate the heart during ventricular fibrillation (a quiver in the heart that causes cardiac arrest), so defibrillation is still necessary. If you need to defibrillate a person with a pacemaker, it is important to place the pads at least one inch either side of the device.
Do you attach AED pads before starting CPR?
If the victim is not breathing, begin rescue breathing and chest compressions as described in How To Perform CPR. Then bare the victim’s chest and attach the adhesive AED pads in the appropriate locations. The AED should include a diagram (typically on the adhesive pads themselves) indicating where each pad goes.
What is the best placement for AED pads on an 11 month old child?
Place one pad on the upper right chest above the breast or on the infant’s upper left chest. Place the second pad on the lower left chest below the armpit or on the infant’s back. If pads will touch on the chest of an infant, apply one pad on the anterior chest and another pad on the posterior of the infant instead.