Automated External Defibrillators (AED) (cont.)
Medical Author:
Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP
Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEPDr. Sciammarella graduated from American University of the Caribbean in June, 1985. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has practiced Emergency Medicine for 19 years. Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLE
Multimedia: Part 3Media file 11: In the 1970s, portable defibrillators began to be used outside the hospital by many Emergency Medical Services systems. 
Media type: Photo Media file 12: Automated external defibrillators allowed defibrillation to be performed with a minimal amount of training. 
Media type: Photo Media file 13: The use of AEDs by police units allowed defibrillation to be performed even before the ambulance arrived. 
Media type: Photo Media file 14: Ventricular fibrillation victim Julie Lycksell, an operating room nurse, was resuscitated with an AED by Suffolk County, New York Police Officer James Briarton. 
Media type: Photo Media file 15: See how easy it is to use an AED. 
Media type: Presentation Media file 16: One AED manufacturer provides a pediatric electrode cable that allows the AED to be used on children younger than 8 years. 
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