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
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Media type: ECG Media file 2: Ventricular fibrillation can be successfully treated with defibrillation. 
Media type: Photo Media file 3: Minutes count. For every minute that a person in ventricular fibrillation is not defibrillated, the chances of resuscitation drop by almost 10% per minute. 
Media type: Chart Media file 4: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can temporarily provide some oxygen to the brain. 
Media type: Photo Media file 5: The Chain of Survival involves Early Access to 911, Early CPR, Early Defibrillation, and Early Advanced Life Support. 
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