Pediatric AED UAE — Defibrillators Designed for Children

Only as a last resort. The American Heart Association and ILCOR guidance is to use pediatric AED pads (with child energy attenuation) for any patient under 8 years or under 25 kg. If only adult pads are available, they may be used on a child as a last resort — the survival benefit outweighs the higher energy risk — but the safer choice is to have pediatric pads ready in any UAE facility used by children.

A pediatric AED (or an adult AED with pediatric pads / pediatric key) typically delivers around 50J — about a quarter of the adult dose. The NeoPulse AED auto-detects pediatric pads and reduces the delivered energy on the first shock to 50J, then escalates to 75J if subsequent shocks are required, matching ILCOR pediatric resuscitation guidelines.

For children under 8 years or 25 kg, one pad is placed on the centre of the chest (front) and the other on the centre of the back (between the shoulder blades). This anterior-posterior placement avoids pad-on-pad contact on small chests. Pediatric pads include illustrated placement guides on the pouch and on the AED screen.

KHDA (Dubai) and ADEK (Abu Dhabi) regulations require AED machines on all licensed school premises, with the strong recommendation that any facility serving children under 8 years stocks pediatric pads alongside adult pads. Nurseries licensed by the Ministry of Community Development face similar expectations during safety audits.

Yes — every NeoPulse AED i5, i7 and i9 auto-detects whether adult or pediatric pads are connected and configures the energy delivery, voice prompts and pad placement diagrams accordingly. A manual pediatric mode key is also available as a backup.

Yes — pediatric AED pads carry the same 2-year shelf life as adult pads. NeoPulse cloud monitoring sends automatic expiry alerts 60 days in advance for both pad types across UAE.