Fully Automatic AED Enables Superior CPR

A new fully automatic automated external defibrillator (AED) with feedback technology guides rescuers to the proper depth and rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions.

The new fully automatic version of the ZOLL AED Plus device provides the same features and benefits as the semiautomatic version, except that a shock is delivered automatically if one is advised. Shortly after determining that a shock is needed and warning rescuers to stay clear, the device delivers the shock automatically, without requiring the rescuer push the Shock button. The device also offers Real CPR Help, a feedback technology that provides high-quality manual CPR guidance with real-time audible and visual feedback, helping responders to achieve the proper depth and rate of chest compressions.


Other important features of the ZOLL AED Plus device include Intelligent Pediatric Capability, which includes voice and text prompts that ensure that the proper defibrillator electrodes are being used; Rectilinear Biphasic Waveform, a capability particularly important for the difficult-to-defibrillate, high-impedance patient; and PlusTrac, an interactive, web-based AED management system that ensures the ongoing compliance of the AED program. The fully automatic AED Plus device is a product of ZOLL (Chelmsford, MA, USA).

“Like the semiautomatic AED Plus, the fully automatic version guides rescuers through the complete Chain of Survival, helping all sudden cardiac arrest victims, not just those who need a shock,” said Jonathan Rennert, President of ZOLL. “ZOLL’s Real CPR Help has been demonstrated to effectively help guide rescuers to the correct depth and rate of chest compressions with the goal of improving survival from sudden cardiac arrests.”

An AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy, which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.

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