AED protocol is established by organizations for successful implementation of AED programs.

It should be in tune with the standards of standards of the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Such protocols can be established with the help of your medical director.

Focus areas on an AED protocol are the use and care of Automatic External Defibrillators suggestions and warnings, procedures to use AED, medical AED guidelines, AED maintenance process, and reporting procedures. You can contact Cardiac Science for further information and assistance in developing AED protocols. This article discusses some important defibrillation protocols that must be followed.

· Purchase prescription of AED is required by U.S. Food and Drug Administration and most US states also require that a physician should supervise the program. Trained and certified people should only perform AED emergency response drill.

· Another AED protocol requires that the defibrillator must not be used for a victim of under 1 year of age. It should not be used to defibrillate a patient who has pulse. For the victims of sudden cardiac arrest who are over 8 years of age, the responsiveness of the victim needs to be checked and then the responder needs to call 911 for emergency responders.
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