Sorry part of the terminology problem here is a result of different terms used in different places. We tend to call an AED a Defib here. We do not shorten the term defibulate which is the actual delivery of the shock to Defib. There is some activity lately trying to standardize the terms to reduce confusion like this. This is often the issue when you are communicating with people from other places/countries around the world. :doh: In Canada we always referred to it as an AED then I had to change what I called it to match local/company terminology here. Now they are talking about changing it Please bear with me and read my posts accordingly:blinking:
I don't believe it would be possible to purchase a non automatic defibulator except for hospital use. Even the system we had in the ambulance was "Automatic" in that the Analize process was managed by the internal computer ... the over-ride only allowed us to up the number of Kilojoules delivered during shocking even that was limited by the machine and our protocols. I have been out of the ambulance service long enough that I can not tell you about specifics of their equipment now. I would actually be surprised if it wasn't "automatic" in terms of the analysis to determine if the machine should built up a charge to make it possible to deliver a shock to defibulate.
The AED's here will not allow you to defibulate a casualty who is not in a shockable rhythm.
I don't believe it would be possible to purchase a non automatic defibulator except for hospital use. Even the system we had in the ambulance was "Automatic" in that the Analize process was managed by the internal computer ... the over-ride only allowed us to up the number of Kilojoules delivered during shocking even that was limited by the machine and our protocols. I have been out of the ambulance service long enough that I can not tell you about specifics of their equipment now. I would actually be surprised if it wasn't "automatic" in terms of the analysis to determine if the machine should built up a charge to make it possible to deliver a shock to defibulate.
The AED's here will not allow you to defibulate a casualty who is not in a shockable rhythm.