{"id":855,"date":"2025-10-29T13:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T13:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/?post_type=kennis&#038;p=855"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:32:42","slug":"what-is-an-aed","status":"publish","type":"kennis","link":"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/be-en\/kennis\/wat-is-een-aed\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an AED?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-855-100 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-icon-list-855-122 bde-icon-list\">\n<ul>\n  \n              \n    <li>\n                      \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link bde-icon-list__item-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/be-en\/knowledge-and-news\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  >\n\n      \n      <span class='bde-icon-list__icon'>\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--! 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This portable device can give an electrical shock to a heart in cardiac arrest, helping it to regain a normal rhythm.\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-855-108 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AED-Partner_Wat-is-een-AED.jpg\" alt=\"Woman retrieves a Powerheart G5 AED from an AED cabinet\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AED-Partner_Wat-is-een-AED.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AED-Partner_Wat-is-een-AED-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AED-Partner_Wat-is-een-AED-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AED-Partner_Wat-is-een-AED-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AED-Partner_Wat-is-een-AED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><h2 class=\"bde-heading-855-109 bde-heading\">\nThe difference between cardiac arrest and circulatory arrest\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-text-855-125 bde-text\">\nIn common parlance, people often speak of a \u2018cardiac arrest\u2019, but medically, it is usually a circulatory arrest. In this case, the heart stops pumping, often due to atrial fibrillation (chaotic trembling of the ventricles). This stops blood circulation, meaning muscles, organs, and the brain no longer receive oxygen. This can lead to permanent damage within just a few minutes.\n<\/div><h2 class=\"bde-heading-855-126 bde-heading\">\nAn AED increases the chance of survival during cardiac arrest\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-text-855-127 bde-text\">\nEvery minute without help decreases the chance of survival from cardiac arrest by 10%. If bystanders manage to start resuscitation and connect an AED within 6 minutes, they significantly increase that chance of survival! \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-855-118 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"bde-heading-855-119 bde-heading\">\nRead also:\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-post-list-855-124 bde-post-list\"><div class=\"bde-loop bde-loop-grid ee-posts ee-posts-grid\">    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post\">\n                                <a class=\"bde-loop-item__image-link ee-post-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/be-en\/kennis\/aed-onderhoud-wat-moet-je-doen-en-hoe-vaak\/\" aria-label=\"AED maintenance: what to do and how often?\">\n                <div class=\"bde-loop-item__image ee-post-image\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Service technician checks an AED\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker4-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker4-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker4-1-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker4-1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker4-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"bde-loop-item__wrap ee-post-wrap\">\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"ee-post-title\">\n                    <a class=\"bde-loop-item__title-link ee-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/be-en\/kennis\/aed-onderhoud-wat-moet-je-doen-en-hoe-vaak\/\" >\n                        AED maintenance: what to do and how often? 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                   <\/a>\n                <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"bde-loop-item__post-meta ee-post-meta\">\n                                                                                <span class=\"bde-loop-item__meta-date bde-loop-item__meta-item ee-post-meta-date ee-post-meta-item\">\n                                    April 16, 2026                                <\/span>\n                                                \n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post\">\n                                <a class=\"bde-loop-item__image-link ee-post-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/be-en\/kennis\/wanneer-moet-je-de-batterij-van-een-aed-vervangen\/\" aria-label=\"When should the battery of an AED be replaced?\">\n                <div class=\"bde-loop-item__image ee-post-image\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1573\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Service technician scans a new AED battery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker3.jpg 1573w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker3-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker3-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker3-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker3-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AED-Partner_servicemedewerker3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1573px) 100vw, 1573px\" \/>                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"bde-loop-item__wrap ee-post-wrap\">\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"ee-post-title\">\n                    <a class=\"bde-loop-item__title-link ee-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/be-en\/kennis\/wanneer-moet-je-de-batterij-van-een-aed-vervangen\/\" >\n                        When should the battery of an AED be replaced? 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                   <\/a>\n                <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"bde-loop-item__post-meta ee-post-meta\">\n                                                                                <span class=\"bde-loop-item__meta-date bde-loop-item__meta-item ee-post-meta-date ee-post-meta-item\">\n                                    April 16, 2026                                <\/span>\n                                                \n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post swiper-slide\">\n                                <a class=\"bde-loop-item__image-link ee-post-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/be-en\/kennis\/medical-device-regulation\/\" aria-label=\"Medical Device Regulation\">\n                <div class=\"bde-loop-item__image ee-post-image\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1112\" src=\"https:\/\/serviceshop.aedlab.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MDR-AED-Partner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vrouwelijke arts poseert met AED in de hal van een medisch centrum. 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