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</script>https://world.dan.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Q3_37_RiskMitigation-1200x600-1.webp1200600The automated external defibrillator (AED) was developed as a portable medical device and released for public use in the 1960s. The operation of AEDs has gotten simpler over the years, and the devices are now widely available for use by lay providers with basic training.