PIP Consumables Catalogue JULY 2024 ED1 DIGITAL V3 - Flipbook - Page 316
MEDIQ FIRST AID
DEFIBRILLATOR
RANGE
DEFIBRILLATORS
ARE MORE
PROMINENT IN
COMMON PUBLIC
AREAS AND IN
WORKPLACES
ASSISTING IN
THE CASE OF
SUDDEN CARDIAC
ARREST (SCA).
An AED is an Automated External Deobrillator (AED).
Deobrillators are sophisticated life-saving devices
that restore a normal heartbeat by sending an
electric pulse or shock to the heart. They are used
to prevent or correct an arrhythmia, a heartbeat that
is uneven or that is too slow or too fast.
Deobrillators can also restore the heart9s beating
if the heart suddenly stops, known as Sudden
Cardiac Arrest (SCD), a condition that occurs when
the heart unexpectedly stops pumping due
to an underlying medical condition.
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Every minute that passes without deobrillation
reduces the chance of survival by 10%.
Using a Deobrillator within the orst few minutes
can increase survival rate to as high as 70%.
AED9s are designed for use by untrained
or brieny trained layperson and contain technology
for analysis of heart rhythms. As a result, it does
not require a trained health provider to determine
whether or not a rhythm is shockable.
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