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Originally Posted by edtherock
...snipped... Are they really worth it? CPR= fast and no cost and is the most effective way to revive a person. This actually just happened to one of our fellow villagers who stopped breathing on a pickleball court. CPR saved his life, not an AED. I am not seeing the value of the AED. ...snipped...
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There's a need for both because they treat two different conditions. (I'm not a medical professional, but have received training in both CPR and AED use.) A very common condition is when the heart is weakened, but still beating, by a "heart attack." It can't pump enough blood and CPR is essential to maintaining life. The other condition is when the heart has lost the electrical signal which keeps it beating. An AED shocks it back into action.
Yes, CPR is more often an effective remedy. But there are
rare times when an AED is really needed to resume the heartbeat. In BOTH cases, CPR is essential and should be started immediately while someone else fetches an AED.
BTW, the AED can also do the diagnosis to determine if a shock is needed, but DON'T wait for that. Always start CPR immediately.