Unconscious Casualty with Suspected Cardiac Arrest.

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LESSON 8 Administer CPR and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) on an Unconscious Casualty with Suspected Cardiac Arrest.

TEXT ASSIGNMENT Paragraphs 8-1 to 8-5.

LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

8-1. Identify the proper indications for early

defibrillation

.

8-2. Identify the proper procedures for integrating the

AED and CPR.

 

8-3. Identify the proper procedures for caring for a

patient after the AED delivers its shock.

 

8-4. Identify the proper procedures for cardiac arrest

during patient transport.

 

8-5 Identify the proper procedures for maintaining an

AED.

SUGGESTION After you have completed the text assignment, work

the exercises at the end of this lesson before beginning

the next lesson. These exercises will help you to

achieve the lesson objectives.

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