Throughout the years, medicine has made a great deal of progress.We are very far from certain techniques used by doctors in the past to try to resuscitate individuals: jet of cold water in the face, red iron on the thorax (ouch), flogging of the soles and the list goes on …As many tests that allowed inventors and researchers of the …
Defibrillation : concept & explanations
Made out of 2 independent parts, the heart assures a pumping function.In order for the blood to circulate effectively through the body, the myocardium, the heart’s muscular fiber, contracts according to electrical signals.A sudden cardiac arrest can occur at any time and in most cases without prior warning.During a cardiac arrest, the electrical pulses are disordered, no longer allow the heart …
Concept & explications : la défibrillation
Composé de 2 parties indépendantes, le cœur assure une fonction de pompe.Afin que le sang puisse efficacement circuler dans le corps, le myocarde, fibre musculaire du cœur se contracte au rythme des impulsions électriques qui le commande.Un arrêt cardiaque peut survenir à tout moment et dans la plupart des cas, sans signes préalables.Lors d’un arrêt, les impulsions électriques sont désordonnées, …
Defibrillation Electrodes
All you need to know on defibrillation electrodesDefibrillation consists in an electrical current passing through the myocard – the heart muscle tissue – to get it back to its normal rhythm. An essential step in helping a sudden cardiac arrest victim.As the main accessories of AEDs, defibrillation electrodes have several functions:They are the point of contact between the AED and …