The following comment regarding the safety of AED defibrillators comes from the Resuscitation Council. A UK body of medical professional tasked along with international colleagues of investigating and improving resuscitation protocols.
“Modern AEDs are very reliable and will not allow a shock to be given unless it is needed. They are extremely unlikely to do any harm to a person who has collapsed in suspected SCA. They are safe to use and present minimal risk to the rescuer. These features make them suitable for use by members of the public with modest (or even no training), and for use in Public Access Defibrillation schemes.”
If anybody still has any doubts call in for a chat, I started selling AED’s in 1987, when medical professionals were just being introduced to the concept of a machine doing the work for them.
