DiPietro & Associates, Inc.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest rarely strikes a small child. But it does happen. And when it does, the American Heart Association recommends the use of an AED that delivers lower, pediatric doses of energy¹.

Most AEDs available today can use special pediatric pads to deliver lower, pediatric doses of energy to defibrillate a stricken child's heart. But only one, ZOLL's AED Plus, is equipped with Intelligent Pediatric Capability.

Once pediatric electrodes are attached, the AED Plus operates differently in some very important ways.

The AED Plus lets you know which kind of rescue is in progress: adult or pediatric. This helps prevent mistakes. Rescuers are less likely to deliver too little energy to an adult because pediatric pads are attached, or too much energy to a child because adult pads are attached. Rescuers can even switch pads in mid-rescue if they discover a mistake.

With pediatric pads attached, the AED Plus performs a pediatric heart analysis (electrocardiogram). Other AEDs analyze a child's heart the very same way they do an adult. With pediatric pads attached, ZOLL's AED Plus performs a special analysis designed for a child's faster heart rate. Your rescuers can be confident that the recommendation to shock, or not to shock, is the result of a child-specific heart analysis

The AED Plus can deliver SIX different levels of enegy: THREE higher levels for adults, and THREE lower levels for children. Other AEDs send higher adult levels of energy to their pediatric pads, and then count on special resistors in the wires to reduce the energy delivered to the child's heart. The AED Plus always delivers the lower energy levels specific to a pediatric rescue. Your rescuers can rest assured the energy delivered will be right for the child they're rescuing.

¹Sampson RA, Berg RA, Bingham R et al. Use of automated External Defibrillators for Children: An Update. Circulation 2003: 107:3250-3255