Automated external defibrillators are portable electronic devices that save thousands of lives each year! The device checks heart rhythm, diagnosis potential heart conditions and sends electrical impulses to the heart and attempts to “shock” it back into regular rhythm.
Because heart disease,
illnesses and conditions are becoming more of a concern for patients
worldwide, it’s important to realize that disaster can strike at any
time.
Taking
precautionary steps can help lower your risk for heart complications,
but it’s not guaranteed to keep you safe at all times. That’s why
protection methods are just as needed as prevention methods.
Ask your business, school or church to be proactive in installing an AEDsomewhere within the facility to be available in case of a disaster. AEDs
are simple to use, and many call out vocal commands to the user on
where to put the sensors and steps to take in order for it to work
properly. They’re so easy to use that anyone can save a life and it
could just be you.
Practice protection and prevention, join the cause to get AEDs put in more public spaces.
Why should everyone in your workplace should know CPR? Simply stated because it saves lives. It could be a life of a loved one or a life of a guest or friend. The American Heart Association and other companies have made it easy for you to not only learn CPR but also has made CPR easier to administer.
Why should you know CPR? Because of the following reasons:
Immediate,
effective CPR could more than double a victim's chance of survival
Knowing and performing CPR can more than double survival for a SCA victim
The Hands-Only CPR is the new way to save lives and even has a "catchy tune" to go along with it.
If you happen to witness someone collapse there are two steps:
Call 911
Push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the disco song from the 80's "Stayin' Alive."
Push on the chest at a rate of at least 100 beats per minute.
Push to the beat of "Stayin' Alive" and you could save a life.
- See more at:
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CommunityTraining/CommunityPrograms/CPR-Week_UCM_427219_SubHomePage.jsp#sthash.pVVrj3nM.dpuf
Immediate,
effective CPR could more than double a victim's chance of surviva - See
more at:
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CommunityTraining/CommunityPrograms/CPR-Week_UCM_427219_SubHomePage.jsp#sthash.pVVrj3nM.dpuf
Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the U.S.
Everyone should know how to perform CPR in an emergency.
Immediate, effective CPR could more than double a victim's chance of survival.
Push on the chest at a rate of at least 100 beats per minute.
Push to the beat of "Stayin' Alive" and you could save a life.
We hear alot about the symptoms and facts about SCA however do we hear about the myths of SCA? Sometimes we think we know all we need to know about how to be prepared if SCA should occur but do we really know?
Myth No. 1: SCA is rare. Fact: The number of
people who die from SCA each day is equivalent to the number who would
die if two jet planes crashed every single day killing nearly everyone
on board.
Myth: No. 2: SCA is the same as a heart attack. Fact:
When people have heart attacks, they are awake and their hearts are
beating. When people have SCA, they are not awake and their hearts are
not beating. Heart attack can lead to SCA, but there are also many other
causes.
Myth No. 3: SCA only happens to the elderly. Fact: SCA happens to people of all ages, including more than 6,000 youth under the age of 18 each year.
Myth No. 4: SCA only happens to people with a history of heart problems. Fact: SCA is often the first indication of a heart problem.
Myth No. 5: Victims are better off waiting for professional help to arrive. Fact: Time is of the essence. Immediate bystander intervention can mean the difference between life and death.
Myth No. 6: Only trained personnel are allowed to use AEDs. Fact: AEDs can be used effectively by anyone who can follow visual and voice prompts.
Myth No. 7: AEDs can hurt people by shocking them inappropriately. Fact:
People in cardiac arrest are clinically dead. Your actions can only
help. AEDs are safe and effective and will not shock the heart unless
shocks are needed to restore a healthy heartbeat.
In Pasedena, TX - another life has been lost. Will you wait to have your heart screened before it's too late? Will you have your child's heart screened before it's too late?
16-year-old Eric Medina Jr. was a Junior at the high school and was in
the basketball program. He collapsed around 11:30am Friday while running
track during P.E. class. While no one knows the reason for Eric Medina Jr's death yet, we can only assume at this time that SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) has struck again.
Sources say that Eric had a full school physical and had no known heart conditions, prime example of why we all need to have our hearts screened.
"We seen him on the ground they were doing CPR they did it for like 10
minutes they kept doing it and doing it I don't understand what was
going on it was just a real shock," sources say.
Living 4 Zachary is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing sudden cardiac arrest in youth - in honor of 16 Year old Zachary Schrah, of Plano, Texas.
Visit our site to learn more - at www.living4zachary.org.
