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Old Mon Jun 06, 2011, 11:56am
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Originally Posted by justanotherblue View Post
Pre cordial thump...it works, if no pulse and no AED is available.
Not 100% of the time. It only works in certain situations.

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Originally Posted by Ump Rube View Post
You do not have to be trained to use most AEDs. It does come as part of most CPR classes now so you are familiar, but it tells you what to do and has very simple pictures showing how to apply the pads.
This. When I was the EMT Supervisor at a casino, we decided to see how well some of our employees could perform AED functions without any AED training. It was amazing how easily they figured it out.
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