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This document contains some terms that may be unfamiliar. This table includes the terms that you need to be familiar with to use the CellAED®.
TERMINOLOGY / ACRONYMS DESCRIPTION
AED
Automated external defibrillator. A device that evaluates the patient’s heart rhythm and delivers an electrical shock to the
heart if a shockable rhythm is detected.
AMA
American Medical Association
Agonal breathing
Irregular gasping or labored breathing, accompanied by strange vocalizations and involuntary, irregular (lacking rhythm)
muscle spasms that resemble seizures.
Cardiac arrest
The termination of the heart’s pumping action, resulting in lack of heartbeat, pulse and/or normal breathing.
CellAED®
The CellAED® is a single-use, portable, transit-operable, fully automated external defibrillator (AED), intended for use by
minimally trained individuals to treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), in conjunction with chest compression cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) until Emergency Services arrive.
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation involves the delivery of chest compressions to a patient in SCA to keep their blood
circulating.
Defibrillation
Delivery of an electrical shock to the heart for the purpose of reversing ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
ECG
Electrocardiogram. A composite picture of what is occurring electrically in the heart.
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