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To get certified please go to your SmartFitness learning portal, select the CPR Course, and then select “CPR Test.” Your certificate will be available in your Smart Fitness portal after you pass the exam. An AED is a small, lightweight, and very portable electronic medical device that can analyze an unresponsive person's cardiac rhythm for the presence of a life-threatening arrhythmia. Pulseless ventricular tachycardia and/or ventricular fibrillation often occur in victims who collapse from sudden cardiac arrest. The chaotic, disorganized cardiac rhythms do not effectively pump blood and will often occur for several minutes following the collapse and loss of a palpable pulse. It is during this period that an AED can deliver a strategically placed electrical shock when a life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmia is present. The shock can convert an otherwise chaotic non-perfusing (not pumping blood) rhythm back to a "more normal" cardiac rhythm that can pump blood effectively. Rapid defibril

ASTI Ready for Online Safety Certification Exam Congratulations, You have completed the training portion of the CPR/AED training. To get certified please go to your SmartFitness learning portal, select the CPR Course, and then select “CPR Test.” Your certificate will be available in your Smart Fitness portal after you pass the exam. Welcome, Sign Out --> CPR CPR/AED Certification Introduction Adult CPR Child CPR Infant CPR Compression Only-CPR Recovery Position Choking AED UPDATES Automated External Defibrillator (AED) An AED is a small, lightweight, and very portable electronic medical device

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