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News Release from: Laerdal Medical | Subject: Heartstart defibrillator
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 February 2004
Shocking defibrillation showcased at The
Runway
On the Safety and Health Expo's "The Runway", Laerdal's dramatic portrayal of a sudden cardiac arrest in the workplace will demonstrate the importance of early defibrillation.
On the Safety and Health Expo's "The Runway", Laerdal's dramatic portrayal of a sudden cardiac arrest in the workplace will demonstrate the importance of early defibrillation The scenario will also demonstrate how easy the Laerdal Heartstart First Aid Defibrillator is to operate
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The chances of survival for a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) victim are increased by 50 per cent if defibrillation is administered within two to three minutes of collapse.
Recent reports on community schemes and successful "save" stories confirm that the Laerdal Heartstart First Aid Defibrillator is the preferred defibrillator of many organisations in the UK.
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M91, in addition to The Runway scene, will reiterate why the user-friendly Heartstart First Aid Defibrillator is ideal for use by First Aiders in the workplace.
In an effort to improve the current 5 per cent "survival to hospital" rate for SCA victims, defibrillators are becoming more and more prevalent in workplaces and public places.
There have already been a number of "saves" by First Aiders using Laerdal defibrillators, including recently a 37 year old lorry driver, a 41 year-old flight passenger, a 43 year-old sports teacher on a running track and a 27 year-old, who collapsed with an SCA whilst suffering an asthma attack.
This goes to show that cardiac arrests can happen to people of all ages when they least expect it.
Luckily for these people, a defibrillator was on hand to save their lives.
Independent scientific user trials show that the Laerdal First Aid Defibrillator is the most simple to operate AED (automatic external defibrillator) on the market.
It meets all the criteria of an AED for use by trained First Aiders in the workplace and in the community.
In addition to its ease of use it is reliable and robust.
As such, it is recommended for use in many Community First Responder Schemes by Ambulance Services throughout the UK.
An increasing number of shopping centres, supermarkets, workplaces, train stations, health and leisure clubs, sporting venues, airlines and airports are currently purchasing defibrillators.
Following advice from St.
John Ambulance, Lord*s Cricket Ground has recently equipped its facilities with a Laerdal Heartstart Defibrillator, making it the first UK cricket ground to have a permanent on-site defibrillator.
Tony Kemp, Laerdal's UK sales manager explains, "In around 85 per cent of cardiac arrests, the heart simply loses its rhythm, and goes into ventricular fibrillation (VF)".
"A heart in VF requires urgent, definitive treatment".
"Only if the heart is in VF will the Heartstart First Aid Defibrillator 'shock' the heart back into a regular beating pattern".
"The Laerdal Heartstart First Aid Defibrillator takes you through the defibrillation procedure step by step with automated 'voice' commands in addition to comprehensive diagrams on the defibrillator casing".
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