If a person has a heart defibulator implanted can he receove cpr and aed treatment?

A heart defibulator works by sending electrical impulses into the muscles of the heart so that the muscles contract and keep blood pumping throughout the body. Usually when someone has a defibulator, their heart cannot function properly on its own. If someone with a defibulator goes into cardiac arrest, it is very possible that the defibulator has stopped working properly, or at all. Defibulators are known to degrade with age.

The purpose of CPR is not necessarily to get the heart pumping on its own again, but rather to sustain a minimal amount of oxygen diffusion into the blood and to keep small amounts of blood pumping into the brain necessary to prevent tissue damage and death (until proper medical attention arrives, of course). An AED (Automated External Defibulator) on the other hand works by sending high currents of elecricity through the heart to get it pumping by itself again.

An AED shock to the internal defibulator could cause further misfunction, and I would not recommend it. CPR is rarely a bad idea though, and would definately recommend using it until the situation can be handled by medical professionals. Some people are intimidated by CPR, though, as it is pretty up close and personal. Recent studies have shown that chest compressions may do little less good or just as much good as standard CPR procedures (which include mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing), which means that even the most clean-freak individual should be able to participate in saving a life.

This is a seriously good question. If they need CPR it means the defibulator has failed, just continue CPR and call 911. And tell them he has an implant.

Anyone can receive CPR- even if someone has a defibrillator. The important part of the CPR are the compressions which circulate blood while the heart is not beating. The defibrillator only delivers electricity to shock the heart. An aed can also be used as if someone is "coding" as it may require more joules of energy to get the heart to start beating again.

Yes- no difference in CPR, and the AED pad would be placed near, but not on, the implant.

American Red Cross paid instructor

absolutely. take a CPR class and learn more.