Designed for Panic: The Human Factors Engineering Behind Intuitive AEDs
In a cardiac emergency, seconds are measured in brain cells. The person who reaches for the AED is likely terrified, their fine motor skills diminished, their cognitive capacity flooded with adrenaline. For an Automated External Defibrillator to be effective, its design must account for this human reality. It must be panic-proof. This discipline, known as human…
