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News Release from: Laerdal Medical | Subject: automated external defibrillator
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 July 2002
Automated external defibrillator for top
training
St. John Ambulance insures trainees to save a life with an AED.
Over 150,000 people die from cardiac arrests in the UK every year In up to 85 per cent of cardiac arrests, the heart simply loses its rhythm, and by passing an electric shock through the heart from an automated external defibrillator (AED), the heart's rhythm can be restored, increasing the victim's chances of survival by up to 80 per cent
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 4 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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These figures have led to more and more organisations installing Laerdal Heartstart FR2 AEDs in the workplace, from supermarket giants and shopping malls to health clubs.
St.
John Ambulance (SJA), the UK's leading first aid training organisation is now offering insurance cover to anyone who holds a valid certificate to show they are trained by St.
John in the use of AED's.
This means that there are now many thousands of SJA trained AED operators , other than official workplace first aiders that are able to provide rapid and lifesaving defibrillation to their fellow citizens within the UK.
St John Ambulance uses the Laerdal AED Little Anne Training System to give their students very realistic resuscitation and AED Training.
The Laerdal AED Trainer 2 simulates exactly the Heartstart FR2 whilst The AED Little Anne Manikin simulates the patient.
Together, they allow students to practice AED scenarios without compromise.
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