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MODULE 9
First Aid at Work : UNIT 1
01.04.2018
PAEDIATRIC FACILITY
Most manufacturers will have specially designed pads for defibrillating children. They will generally offer an automatically reduced electrical charge.
Generally speaking a child is deemed as being from the age of 1 to 8, or up to 25kg in weight (55lbs). Any young person aged from 8 upwards, should be treated as an adult for the purposes of defibrillation.
An infant is aged from birth to 1 year old. Some AED manufacturers will be able to provide pads for this age group. Please check with your supplier.
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