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USING THE HEARTSTART
WHEN TO USE IT
The HeartStart Home Defibrillator should
only
be used to treat someone you think
may be a victim of SCA.
How can you tell if a person is in SCA? A
person in SCA does not respond when
shaken, and is not breathing normally.* Try
to wake the person. Gently shake or tap
the person's shoulder and shout, “Are you
OK?” Someone who is just sleeping will
respond. Someone who is not responsive
but not in sudden cardiac arrest will be
breathing normally.
To check for breathing,
put your ear near the
person’s mouth, and
look at the chest to see
if it rises and falls.
* Infants and children more often become unresponsive
due to breathing or other issues than to heart
problems. See page
27
for directions on using the
HeartStart on an infant or child.
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