Life-saving devices: Children and infants who suffer cardiac arrest require defibrillation as soon as possible. New reports offer advice on use of AEDs.

Abstract

![][1] Reproduced with permission from Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals, Second Edition , 2006: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA. Newer AEDs use a different type of current that is safer and less damaging to the heart, and many devices are available