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Defibrillator ’
Jun 8th, 2011 |
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In New York the EMS time is about 12 minutes, due to traffic delays and the logistics of getting to victims in high-rise buildings.
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Comments Off on The Hard Facts about Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Tags: cardiac, Defibrillator, Survival, VF
May 3rd, 2011 |
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The surgeons and firefighters who worked on me all say the key item in surviving a Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the availability of a defibrillator within 2 or 3 minutes.
Posted in Rescues |
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Tags: AED, aed distributor, AHA, Arrest, arrhythmia, Automatic External Defibrillator, Bypass, CPR, Defibrillator, EMS, First Responder, PAD, Paramedics, Prompts, SCA, Shock, Sir Ranulph, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Survival
Jun 9th, 2010 |
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It doesn’t matter whether or not EMTs do a few minutes’ CPR before defibrillation of cardiac-arrest patients, researchers conclude.
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Tags: cardiac, CPR, Defibrillator, EMS
Jun 3rd, 2010 |
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“Without that machine, I was gone. I was finished. It was over.”
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Tags: cardiac, Defibrillator, Mary Dunne, Owner Testimonials
Jun 3rd, 2010 |
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Public-access defibrillation with AEDs is being implemented in many countries with considerable financial implications.
Posted in Deployment |
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Tags: AED, aed distributor, AHA, American Heart Association, Arrest, arrhythmia, Bypass, cardiac, CPR, Defibrillator, EMS, European Resuscitation Council, First Responder, PAD, Paramedics, Prompts, SCA, Shock, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Survival
Jun 2nd, 2010 |
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In large cities traffic and access to building complexes are serious obstacles to SCA rescue vehicles. On-site AEDs and elevators are a lasting and obvious solution.
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Tags: AED, aed distributor, AHA, Arrest, arrhythmia, Bypass, cardiac, CPR, Defibrillator, EMS, First Responder, PAD, Paramedics, Prompts, SCA, Shock, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Survival