Clearview installs heart monitors.The $602 million Clearview Federal Credit Union has equipped its 12 branches with automated external defibrillators in case a member or employee goes into cardiac arrest cardiac arrest n. Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation. Cardiac arrest A condition in which the heart stops functioning. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An AED AED - Automated Engineering Design is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation ventricular fibrillation Uncoordinated contraction of the muscle fibres of the heart's ventricles (see arrhythmia). Causes include heart attack, electric shock, anoxia, abnormally high potassium or low calcium in the blood, and digitalis or epinephrine poisoning ( and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through the defibrillation Defibrillation Definition Defibrillation is a process in which an electronic device sends an electric shock to the heart to stop an extremely rapid, irregular heartbeat, and restore the normal heart rhythm. . The Moon Township, Pa.-based Clearview said its ability to respond to sudden cardiac arrest depends largely on the availability of AED devices and trained employees. --msamaad@cutimes.com |
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