Sunday, April 28, 2013

Information Pertaining To AED Supplies

By Janelle Burnett


Much of the information that is available on AED supplies can be found in a variety of ways. One can look on the internet, as a sales representative, or visit a health care supply shop. Much of this information will be about the possible products, pricing, and versions that are compatible. Some of this information will vary depending on the source but the possible products and compatibility information will commonly be similar.

Much of the available products will vary depending on the model of the automated external defibrillator. One can choose from a variety of the same product as well. Batteries are commonly produced that will work with different models. One can find lithium batteries in a range of prices as well as possible lengths.

There are a large variety of electrodes available for most of the models. These can range from pads, leads out pads, pediatric electrodes, physio control adaptive pads, and training pads. These can vary in price as well as function and quantity.

A variety of the products available are more geared to maintenance and reference. These are available on most of the models available and can consist of refresh packs, reference cards, and labeling tags. Tags and refresh packs help with common labeling and maintenance however reference cards are more geared to learning and serving to refresh ones memory about the machine.

If one is looking to teach on the machine, manuals and training material can be very helpful. These can come in the form of books, manuals, CD's, and DVDs to help aid the instructor. One can purchase other materials such as a remote control and dummies to aid in the teaching process. Many choose to have an external company such as the Red Cross to come in and teach however if one wants to use their own, that option is available.

Software is one of the products that may not work the same for every model. This accessory can provide the owner with reports on usage, teaching times, service details, and whether or not the product needs to be serviced. This accessory may also provide updates for the unit on a regular basis as well as some trouble shooting techniques.

There are adapters available that help the electrodes to adapt and use the physio control feature. There are some adapters that allow one to use supplies from another manufacturer to connect to a different model automated external defibrillator. This can be handy when one considers the price of the products as well as the defibrillator that is available.

Many of the available products that are classified as AED supplies can vary. These products can vary depending on price, model, and compatibility. Many of the different models of the automated external defibrillators will have a wide variety of products available as well as adapters that allow one to use a different companies product. One does need to makes sure of the model that they have as well as look to see if products will work with it.




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