Anyone travel with an AED?
After a 3 month RV trip, we had a discussion about purchasing an AED (automatic external defibrillator) for future trips. What started us thinking about this was a stay in Wyoming where we were miles ...
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Go Dogs wrote:
Many public places have AEDs, libraries, malls, federal parks, etc.
You, (or the patient)should discuss this issue with their cardiologist. Controlled A-fib is quite common. AEDs are to stop arrhythmias that evolve from the ventricle. If the patient was at risk for ventricular fibrillation, the doctor might consider an internal defibrillator. Possibly, of more concern to you might be the common blood thinners used to control A-fib, as they might contribute to prolonged bleeding.
If you are still concerned about this, confine camping to populated areas, where an AED may be readily available.
Those were sort of my thoughts and I'm not sure what the OP means by controlled since as you stated the risk w/o medication is stroke which the medications such as Pradaxa, Warfins, etc. (SP?) reduce the risk of clotting in the Atria chambers and potential for stroke or embolism. If you have it there is no real cure per se only medications to prevent complications and I'm not sure if an AED would be a common treatment for AFIB. There is a potential cure in some cases by cardio-version but again that is way beyond the scope of the discussion here.
Again as already suggested this subject is best answered by your cardiologist and not here by a bunch of us bumpkins.
Larry
