Emergency Defibrillator

There are many types of defibrillators. An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that can diagnose and treat cardiac arrest by re-establishing an effective heart rhythm. This treatment is called defibrillation, which applies an electrical shock to the whole heart muscle, uniformly clearing the electrical activity of the heart and hopefully allowing it to resynchronize.

An AED is called external because the operator applies electrodes on the bare chest of the victim, unlike internal defibrillators, which have electrodes surgically implanted in the body of a patient. There are two main types of AEDs on the market today: semi-automatic and fully automatic.

AED Semi-automatic fast the user a clear position, then press a button to shock for defibrillation. Fully automatic units sound a clear voice and stand fast, then give the shock automatically without the user having to press a button.

DEA can be found in corporate and government offices, shopping malls, airports, restaurants, hotels, stadiums, schools and universities, community centers and other places where large groups of people gather and the risk of a occurrence of sudden cardiac arrest is likely. In some cities, all police vehicles carry an AED. All hospitals, fire departments and health professionals use AEDs to solve problems and heart. These AEDs are essential tools for emergency medical personnel who use them. It is therefore extremely important that these devices are reliable, because they can often make the difference between life and death of thousands of people every year.

Cardio Access, Inc. failures emergency defibrillators

In 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a worldwide recall of the cardiovascular system access, emergency defibrillators Inc. they were found to have faulty components that could prevent the device suitable to deliver a shock. It was found that two problems could occur in these defibrillators. Some of these defibrillators have a catastrophic failure of shock delivery circuit which prevents the delivery of additional shocks. Other have shown to activate unexpectedly, causing the on / off "switch to become inoperative, and the batteries to leak. After the malfunction of the device will no longer defibrillate or operate properly. Since the access points to cardio, Inc., the manufacturer of defibrillators, has closed its doors. It is not possible to replace parts for all single-use machines that have not been found defective. The FDA has recalled several of these defibrillators and advised all Access Cardio Systems, Inc. customers to immediately stop using the equipment and spare gear to find elsewhere.

FDA recalls of cardio-Access, Inc. defibrillators emergency

Under the supervision of the FDA's medical devices department has a classification system that includes three classes of recalls of class I, II and III. Class I recalls the most serious type of recall and says there is a reasonable chance that the product may cause serious health problems or death. The FDA issued a Class I recall of devices following Access Cardio Systems Inc.,:

. AccessAED PAD (without ECG) Public Access Defibrillator (Model # 9100-0010-0)

. AccessAED CSA package (without ECG) (Model # 9100-0015-0)

. AccessAED package (without recording audio) (Model # 9100-0150-0)

. AccessAED (not record audio) (Model # 9100-0100-0)

. AccessAED (with audio) (Model # 9100-0100-1)

. AccessALS (Advanced Life Support) (Model # 9100-0100-2)

. AccessAED Package (with audio) (Model # 9100-0150-1)

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