Hi All,
Sorry if this is a newbie question, but I am a newb.
As some of you may have seen in another post of mine, I am going on a two week sailing race from Victoria to Maui.
I am planning on bringing an AED, but I started thinking about it. Let's say that we have a cardiac arrest on the boat. It's not like I can administer adrenaline etc., so I begin cardiac protocol, and start shocking, but I am at least a day from any sort of outside assistance. In this case is an AED going to help? This is coming from a new EMR that has only seen an AED used once and the patient was declared. So, if an AED is successful, what am I to expect? Should I see the patient regaining consciousness? Normal Sinus Rhythm returning to the heart but no breathing? I guess, my concern is, in my situation where I can't do much more than BLS Cardiac Protocol, is an AED really going to help that much, because no matter what the Patient is waiting at least a day to receive a higher level of care.
Also keep in mind that no matter what I am bringing an AED, I am just curious about this.
Sorry if this is a newbie question, but I am a newb.
As some of you may have seen in another post of mine, I am going on a two week sailing race from Victoria to Maui.
I am planning on bringing an AED, but I started thinking about it. Let's say that we have a cardiac arrest on the boat. It's not like I can administer adrenaline etc., so I begin cardiac protocol, and start shocking, but I am at least a day from any sort of outside assistance. In this case is an AED going to help? This is coming from a new EMR that has only seen an AED used once and the patient was declared. So, if an AED is successful, what am I to expect? Should I see the patient regaining consciousness? Normal Sinus Rhythm returning to the heart but no breathing? I guess, my concern is, in my situation where I can't do much more than BLS Cardiac Protocol, is an AED really going to help that much, because no matter what the Patient is waiting at least a day to receive a higher level of care.
Also keep in mind that no matter what I am bringing an AED, I am just curious about this.