Daniel Piraino is a senior principal system engineer at Physio-Control, a division of Medtronic. He is an expert in the areas of AEDs and patient safety risk management. For more information, please visit www.physio-control.com .
A fully automatic AED gives a shock automatically, if needed, without the user having to push a button. It also communicates clear, calm, step-by-step instructions that let responders know when a victim is about to be shocked.