CPR+AED Update – Questions and Answers
Friday, April 10th, 2009 at
7:31 am
Do you have any questions regarding the latest CPR+AED guidelines?
Are there any CPR or AED related issues that you need to address?
Is there more information or clarification you need?
This is where you can post your questions and where we will post our responses to you related to the recent CPR+AED guidelines for layperson rescuers. You can also post training questions here.
Thank you!
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Thanks for making this video available. The steps are clear and questions asked in the end are very informative.
I would like to ask, do you start with using the AED or doing CPR? And why? Hope you can give me a reply on this.
Thanks!
Hi Jia Min
It depends. If you have witnessed the arrest, that means you see the person stop breathing, then use the AED first. Otherwise perform CPR for 2 minutes first before using the AED.
Hope this helps!
First aid has many advantages. The most important among them is saving the life of an individual. There are many cases when an individual needs immediate attention and waiting for the doctor proves to be fatal. In such cases, the people around are supposed to provide first aid. It is important for people working in nursing homes and educational institutions must know first aid