Portable Lifesavers ; Defibrillators in Public, Private Places
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › January 11, 2006
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If you've seen "ER" or pretty much any other medical show on TV, you've seen dramatic scenes of a defibrillator in action.
The paddles placed on the patient's chest. The shout of "Clear!" The patient's body jumping as the shock is delivered to a malfunctioning heart.See the full content of this document
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Portable Lifesavers ; Defibrillators in Public, Private Places
The lifesaving medical devices are no longer restricted to hospitals and emergency workers.
Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are in airports, sports arenas and other public facilities. And someday, proponents say, AEDs may be as common in homes as fire extingui...See the full content of this document
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