Infant/Child pads would be used on individuals up to 1 year. pediatric pads at 1 year to 8 years. Adult pads are anyone over 8 years of age.
now when we talk about age we also talk about size common snese would be the deciding factor. If the 7 year old looks like they are 9 then use adult pads. If a 8 year old petite girl looks 6-7 then use pedi pads.
If you only have adult pads they can be used on any age group. The pads are programmed to shock a certain energy setting.. The adult pads would stop anyones heart in order to restart it. But the infant/pedi pads deliver a smaller energy dose and they would not convert the rhythm into an organized rhythm.
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