Misunderstanding about AED

There are many AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) in Japanese towns, and the penetration rate is highest in the world.

However, since the utilization rate is a low 3.7%, we need to learn more about AEDs.

Actually, I've thought that an AED is a device that gives a patient in cardiac arrest an electric shock, and restart the heart.

In fact, I think that I've watched such scenes in some dramas.

However, AEDs are a device for removing ventricular fibrillation (which is a state that the ventricle cramps and blood don't flow), and basically cannot resuscitate stopped hearts.

Since you cannot feel any pulse in both cases of ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest, you need to check the electrocardiogram to confirm the patient's state.

If the state is cardiac arrest, you should apply cardiac massage.

AEDの勘違い

日本にはいたるところにAED（自動体外式除細動器）が設置されており、その普及率は世界一だそうです。

しかし、その稼働率は3.7％と低く、我々はもっとAEDについて知っておく必要があります。

私は、AEDは心停止した患者に電気ショックを与え、再び心臓を動かす装置だと思っていました。

実際、私はそのようなシーンをドラマで見た覚えがあります。

しかし、AEDはあくまで心室細動（心室が痙攣し、血液を循環できない状態）を取り除くための装置であり、止まった心臓を蘇生させるものではないそうです。

心室細動でも心停止でも脈は停止するので、細動か心停止かを確認するには心電図を見る必要があります。

心臓が止まっていたら、心臓マッサージをしましょう。

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• There are many AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) in Japanese towns, and the penetration rate is highest in the world.
• There are many AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) in Japanese towns, and the penetration rate is the highest in the world.

• However, since the utilization rate is a low 3.7%, we need to learn more about AEDs.
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• Actually, I've thought that an AED is a device that gives a patient in cardiac arrest an electric shock, and restart the heart.
• Actually, I used to think that an AED was a device that gave a patient in cardiac arrest an electric shock and restarted the heart.

• In fact, I think that I've watched such scenes in some dramas.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• However, AEDs are a device for removing ventricular fibrillation (which is a state that the ventricle cramps and blood don't flow), and basically cannot resuscitate stopped hearts.
• However, AEDs are devices for removing ventricular fibrillation (which is a state in which the ventricle cramps and blood doesn't flow), and basically cannot resuscitate stopped hearts.

• Since you cannot feel any pulse in both cases of ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest, you need to check the electrocardiogram to confirm the patient's state.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• If the state is cardiac arrest, you should apply cardiac massage.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!