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With the rapidly increasing deployment of Automatic External Defibrillators (AED’s) into society, the role of emergency oxygen’s use in the peri-defibrillation period needs to be emphasized. While it is clear that in acute ventricular fibrillation the ideal immediate life-saving treatment is rapid defibrillation, it is likely that the AED will have to be retrieved from a location other than that of the victim. During the delay, effective CPR gives the victim the best chance when the AED arrives. The use of emergency oxygen coupled to the rescue breathing barrier mask greatly enhances the oxygen level to the victim, thus the effectiveness of CPR.

In the event that the defibrillation attempt is successful, providing the reviving victim supplemental oxygen is the single most important first aid contribution to preventing re-fibrillation. It should be maintained until the next level of care is rendered (typically EMS).

Progressive Medical Applications Corp. developed the TXO2® AUTOMATED First Aid Oxygen unit, the only automatic emergency oxygen unit available. Its patented design provides the user a functioning oxygen unit, ready to apply to the victim with just the pull of a handle. The unit automatically turns on and the mask (Ambu ® Res-Cue™Mask) and mask-line deploy automatically. There are no adjustments. It is the fastest and least mistake prone unit in existence. The synergy ("A^2") with AED’s should be obvious.

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