AEDs Safe for Young Children
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) -- devices that shock the heart to restore a normal heartbeat after a life-threatening heart rhythm -- are safe for children as young as age 1, according to the American Heart Association. Until recently, they were approved only for people ages 8 and older.
Publication Source:
Vitality magazine
Online Source:
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/
Online Editor:
Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer:
Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN
Online Medical Reviewer:
Lambert, J.G. M.D.
Date Last Reviewed:
2/23/2005
Date Last Modified:
2/23/2005