I had a great question at a program I did for my local Mended Hearts chapter the other night.
Can a rescuer with a pacemaker or ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) safely operate an AED?
And the answer is …. Yes!
When I’m short on time my go-to source for answers to questions I’m not 100% sure on is one of the online instructor forums I belong to. There are a lot of really smart and knowledgeable folks in the group. One member even did a bit of research for me and provided this great link to Daily Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. She even called Medtronic to ask. I’ll be updating this post when I have a chance to call them myself later today.
But AED’s are safe and easy to use, even if the rescuer has a pacemaker or ICD.