Boy fights for life after hockey puck hits him in chest stopping his heart | Mail Online

Boy fights for life after hockey puck hits him in chest stopping his heart Mail Online
Commotio Cordis, an unlucky kid in one sense but lucky they had an AED handy!

HeartSine Technologies Wins 2010 Aisling Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business

HeartSine Technologies Wins 2010 Aisling Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business

As the UK`s main distributors for HeartSine Technology we are very proud to be associated.

First of automatic external defibrillators delivered to police

First of automatic external defibrillators delivered to police

If only this was Reading in the UK and not Reading in the USA. I got quite excited when I saw the headline!

LIFE-SAVING equipment is to be rolled out to rural communities in Gloucestershire.

LIFE-SAVING equipment is to be rolled out to rural communities in Gloucestershire.

Nice idea except the AED`s should not be in locked cabinets as it slows down response time and impacts on vital time. The BHF and Resuscitation Council wont support AED`s in locked cabinets!!!

BBC News - Lifesaving lessons offered at Heathrow airport

BBC News - Lifesaving lessons offered at Heathrow airport

In the news again, the airports doing something useful this time! Showing people how to do CPR and use an AED.

Call for defibrillators to be installed nationwide - Story - Lifestyle - 3 News

Call for defibrillators to be installed nationwide - Story - Lifestyle - 3 News

A story of recognition of need for AED`s which is equally applicable to the UK.

Group wants all local middle & high school students certified in CPR

The UK should follow this initiative too.
Group wants all local middle & high school students certified in CPR

Possible Consequences of Unhealthy Weight Loss | Slimming Pills Reviewed

Dieting too hard and losing weight too rapidly can lead to a sudden cardiac arrest. Time to ease up?
Possible Consequences of Unhealthy Weight Loss Slimming Pills Reviewed

AED Defibrillator use for Heart Attack

YouTube - Stop Motion Defibs for Dummies
This short video made by my 13 year old son about stress and the use of an AED in the office to save a life. Cracking Gromit!

INDEPENDENT online

A supermarket in Malta leads the UK supermarkets by installing an AED for its customers and staff. The likes of Tesco and Sainburys wont!

INDEPENDENT online

School Programs for Cardiac Arrest Saving Lives - Yahoo! News

Are there any social philanthropists out there who would like to help facilitate a programme of education for schools here in the UK as is going on and producing fantastic results with survival rates going up from 5% to over 35% which equates to a lot of lives saved!

School Programs for Cardiac Arrest Saving Lives - Yahoo! News

Get in touch!

Defibrillators: Now you can start a heart | Mail Online

Defibrillators: Now you can start a heart Mail Online
Good to see the Daily Mail recognize the ease of use of an AED and endorse their use by anyone and everyone.

Kingston Board of Health considers legal action against gym - Kingston, MA - Wicked Local Kingston

Kingston Board of Health considers legal action against gym - Kingston, MA - Wicked Local Kingston
The owner of this gym is using price as an excuse not to conform with legislation and have an AED available. The Board of Health are thinking of suing him........................ good!

Watford teacher's thanks after staff revive him after suffering a heart attack (From Watford Observer)

Watford teacher's thanks after staff revive him after suffering a heart attack (From Watford Observer)
A great local story of a teacher whose life was saved by a former pupil of his using an AED. The AED was donated to the school only 9 mojnths before the incident.
Every school should have at least one AED.

More AEDs ASAP! | The College Voice

More AEDs ASAP! The College Voice
This US college is complaining because it only has 2 AED`s available on campus! Thats 2 more than many UK colleges!

Harrill says lawsuit about saving children

How tragic. The story of a child suffering a cardiac arrest and dying because the AED was locked away and inaccessible. A lesson here!!
Harrill says lawsuit about saving children

Video Miguel Garcia Injury Cardiac Arrest

This brings home the importance of CPR and rapid access to an AED! Video Miguel Garcia Injury Cardiac Arrest

The Payson Roundup / Bystanders can cut death rate from cardiac arrest with CPR

A useful summary reminding us of some compelling statistics as to why its important to begin CPR quickly and hopefully administer a shock from an AED instead of waiting on average 11 minutes for the paramedics to arrive and deliver a shock, by which time its probably too late!
The Payson Roundup / Bystanders can cut death rate from cardiac arrest with CPR

Local news from Stafford and Staffordshire | Traffic wardens to carry lifesaving equipment

What a great initiative!! Traffic wardens, always there when you don't want them, might now be there when you really need them carrying an AED and saving your life. This should go nationwide!
Local news from Stafford and Staffordshire Traffic wardens to carry lifesaving equipment

YouTube - Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive ( 1977 )

Watch the video, remind yourself of the tune! The beat is the same rate that compressions for CPR should be administered. The titles somewhat appropriate too!

YouTube - Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive ( 1977 )

Type 2 diabetes increased risk for sudden cardiac death in patients after MI

Type 2 diabetes increased risk for sudden cardiac death in patients after MI

Candidates for at home AED`s

12-year-old who collapsed is in stable condition at Cook Children's | Health | Dallas-Fort Wo...

12-year-old who collapsed is in stable condition at Cook Children's Health Dallas-Fort Wo...

Great story of a life saved by immediate CPR. It highlights the need for CPR training and screening of young people to identify congenital anomalies which may predispose to sudden cardiac arrest.

HeartSine Technologies Honored With Belfast Ambassador Award at Belfast Business Top 50 Event

HeartSine Technologies Honored With Belfast Ambassador Award at Belfast Business Top 50 Event
We knew we had chosen the right manufacturer for our AED`s!

Ryanair charged ill passenger for tea and biscuits as he feared heart attack - Herald Scotland | News | Home News

Ryanair charged ill passenger for tea and biscuits as he feared heart attack - Herald Scotland News Home News
Charge for tea and biscuits yet no AED on the plane were it needed!

Health News - Research Shows Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption Associated with Lower Sudden Cardiac Death Among Women

Health News - Research Shows Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption Associated with Lower Sudden Cardiac Death Among Women

Excellent news for those that like a little tipple, I hope it works for men too!

Airport passengers taught to save lives | News

Airport passengers taught to save lives News

A fantastic initiative to help save lives. Just 5 minutes training can make a real difference according to the London Ambulance Service and I agree. This should be taught nationwide!!

Air pollution linked to deadly cardiac arrests | Reuters

Air pollution linked to deadly cardiac arrests Reuters

Bottom line is that with more air pollution there are more sudden cardiac arrests and inevitably more fatalities!

YouTube - Heart Machine Saves Gym Member

This 28 year old guy didn't expect to have a heart attack!! Thank goodness the gym had a defibrillator!
YouTube - Heart Machine Saves Gym Member

British Heart Foundation - Defib research

Nearly half of Britons are not interested in lifesaving equipment, with 80% admitting they had never even thought about it and nearly 50% said it wasnt their job!

British Heart Foundation - Defib research

HeartSine Donates AEDs to Kentucky Schools - PR Newswire - sacbee.com

As if proof were needed that AED`s save the lives of youngsters and not just the elderly. Incredibly we tried to donate an AED to our sons school which is remotely located and they have not pursued the offer!!!!
HeartSine Donates AEDs to Kentucky Schools - PR Newswire - sacbee.com

Aeds ? The Liability Myth | Saftey Manuals Online

There really is no excuse for not having accesS to an AED!!

Aeds ? The Liability Myth Saftey Manuals Online

Lingerie model Hayley Crook died of sudden adult death syndrome as she slept | Mail Online

A beautiful young and talented woman loses her life to SCA. How tragic. Lingerie model Hayley Crook died of sudden adult death syndrome as she slept Mail Online

Lifeline for Stourton (From Salisbury Journal)

Every village should have a lifeline like this!!
Lifeline for Stourton (From Salisbury Journal)

Boards shun call for heart machines in public places - The Scotsman

How sad to read that although the value of AED`s is not in question, recommendations for their placement are still not being met or prioritised!!
Boards shun call for heart machines in public places - The Scotsman

Collapse of elderly man in Malton street sparks medical response questions (From Gazette & Herald)

A report of a man dying, not because by standers were not willing to perform CPR and use an AED but because they went in to a major supermarket, Morrison's, and one was not available. The ambulance took 22 minutes to arrive, sadly its no wonder the man died!!

Collapse of elderly man in Malton street sparks medical response questions (From Gazette & Herald)

Scientists Identify Triggers Of Sudden Cardiac Death During Sleep

Scientists Identify Triggers Of Sudden Cardiac Death During Sleep

AN INTERESTING PIECE OF WORK WHICH MAY ULTIMATELY HELP SAVE MANY LIVES BY IDENTIFYING THOSE AT RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. BRAVO!!

CPR should be compulsory in high-school education - The Globe and Mail

This valuable article identifies exactly why every school and sports arena should have an AED and that school kids should be trained in CPR.
CPR should be compulsory in high-school education - The Globe and Mail

Local news from Stafford and Staffordshire | Game of badminton turned into a fight for life

Good story of a guy with no previous cardiac history saved because two bystanders were willing to use the sports centres AED.
Local news from Stafford and Staffordshire Game of badminton turned into a fight for life

A Young Athlete in Cardiac Arrest

Although a case study for doctors, this makes interesting reading and offers a great deal of information about a relatively rare but often fatal occurrence and emphasises why AED`s are an essential part of the first aid kit!
A Young Athlete in Cardiac Arrest

Citizen CPR campaign in push to save cardiac arrest victims - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 25, 2010

A great initiative to train lay persons and make them aware they can save a life. Well done Ireland, we need this in the UK.

Citizen CPR campaign in push to save cardiac arrest victims - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 25, 2010

Ground Up Strength: Omega-3 Index and Sudden Cardiac Death

This impressive study has shown that increased intake of Omega 3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest.
Ground Up Strength: Omega-3 Index and Sudden Cardiac Death

A first city-wide early defibrillation project in ... [Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2010] - PubMed result

Another study justifying the concept that easy access and early defibrillation by the lay person really can save lives.
A first city-wide early defibrillation project in ... [Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2010] - PubMed result

Anxiety Predictive of Long-Term Coronary Heart Disease Risk

Anxiety and not depression is linked to CHD. Anxiety Predictive of Long-Term Coronary Heart Disease Risk

Painkillers May Increase Death Risk In Healthy People : dBTechno

Over the counter drugs such as ibuprofen may increase the risk of heart attack, sodium diclofenac even more so!!!
Painkillers May Increase Death Risk In Healthy People : dBTechno

Thieves return heart machine - National News, Frontpage - Herald.ie

Not the right thing to do in the first place but once they recognized the error of their ways they returned an AED stolen from a sports arena in Ireland. Good on them!
Thieves return heart machine - National News, Frontpage - Herald.ie

AHA on Air Pollution and CVD

The American Heart Association suggests there is a direct link between poor air quality and heart disease. Serious stuff and seemingly directly linked with mortality!!

AHA on Air Pollution and CVD

13-year-old heart attack survivor doing quite well | St. Louis News, Weather, Sports | KMOV.com | St. Louis Weather, News and More | Reporters Blog

This is exactly why every school in the UK (and everywhere!) should have an AED/ defibrillator. What price can you put on a kids life? £1000............... NO MORE EXCUSES!
13-year-old heart attack survivor doing quite well St. Louis News, Weather, Sports KMOV.com St. Louis Weather, News and More Reporters Blog

Dr. Dustin Ballard: CPR is the way to help someone stay alive - Marin Independent Journal

A bit of history around CPR, some relevant statistics and a wonderful quote from someone who administered a shock from an AED "easier to use than a cell phone"! Ain't it the truth!!!
Dr. Dustin Ballard: CPR is the way to help someone stay alive - Marin Independent Journal

RTÉ News: Waterford man died of cardiac arrest

Sad loss of a young life. With recreational drug use on the increase AED`s should be in nightclubs, pubs, discos (are they still called that?), everywhere and anywhere a risk exists.
RTÉ News: Waterford man died of cardiac arrest

SADS killed my daughter and sister, but I won't let it take my son | Mail Online

This tragic story tells of why every school should have an AED. It identifies the number of potential heart anomalies and the risk associated with them. With statistics like these there is no excuse for not having a defibrillator accessible for everyone.
SADS killed my daughter and sister, but I won't let it take my son Mail Online

3 students leap into River Clyde to save drowning woman after police REFUSE | Mail Online

Youngsters show their selflessness and lack of inhibition when it comes to saving a life compared to supposedly mature/ caring professionals. Train all kids in CPR and AED use and produce a confident and competent new generation of life savers.
3 students leap into River Clyde to save drowning woman after police REFUSE Mail Online

Tasburgh: Children buy lifesaving equipment - EveningNews24

This is a great story of a bunch of kids who raised enough funds to buy their school an AED/ defibrillator having been made aware of the tragic statistics associated with the unnecessary loss of life due to cardiac arrest. I think its about time the government supported this idea with a grant or other incentive to allow every school to have one.
Tasburgh: Children buy lifesaving equipment - EveningNews24

Where are you most likely to survive a heart attack? You're better off in a Swiss brothel than a public building in Britain | Mail Online

A great article which came about after the journalist read about The Defib Centre tyring to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the unnecessary loss of life it causes. If the Government (whoever they are!) were to invest a tiny amount comparative to other wasteful expenses on AED placement and minimal training for all, especially school kids, so many lives could be saved and families maintained. Our campaign may finally be getting underway!!
Where are you most likely to survive a heart attack? You're better off in a Swiss brothel than a public building in Britain Mail Online

Stressful jobs giving women heart disease | Mail Online

So its not just men that might require rapid access to a defibrillator/ AED when the going gets tough!Stressful jobs giving women heart disease Mail Online

BBC News - Cycling paramedic begins trial in Salisbury

Last week I posted a story about a para-medic on horseback kitted out with a defibrillator, this week its via push-bike. Whatever mode of transport the essential life saving ingredient is time, rapid access by whatever means equals a higher survival rate................... what next? Roller skates!!
BBC News - Cycling paramedic begins trial in Salisbury

Business Matters North - 28/4/2010 digital edition

Country`s biggest killer to be tackled by The Defib Centre. A newspaper article talking about SCA and how we as a company are trying to do something about reducing the tragic and unnecessary loss of life.

Business Matters North - 28/4/2010 digital edition

Motorcyclist Volunteers Come to the Rescue With HeartSine AEDs - Online Investment Community - World Market Media

HeartSine AEDs chosen above all others because of their simplicity of use, robustness and compact size.
Motorcyclist Volunteers Come to the Rescue With HeartSine AEDs - Online Investment Community - World Market Media

WOODFORD GREEN: Man thanks life-saving pub regulars (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

This is a story of a life saved by regulars in a pub who had no previous first aid training but were able to follow instructions and administer CPR from a book. This kept the victim (who had no previous heart problems) alive long enough for the paramedics to arrive and deliver a life saving defibrillation shock.

WOODFORD GREEN: Man thanks life-saving pub regulars (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Horse to become new mode of transport for ambulance crew

How appropriate, a defib deliverd by horse, why not? Rapid access is what its all about after a sudden cardiac arrest and if a horse can get there first, fantastic.
Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express UK News :: Horse to become new mode of transport for ambulance crew

Walter Peaston was dead for five minutes | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News

This is a great story of a retired GP who collapsed with a cardiac arrest in his local gym whilst on a rowing machine and was `dead for 5 minutes` before two bystanders conducted CPR and called for a defibrillator. Luckily the gym had one! and the guy was resuscitated .
So the question you have to ask your gym is..................do they have an AED? and if not, why not!!!!

Walter Peaston was dead for five minutes The Sun Home ScotlandScottish News

#1 Sudden Killer In Children – Death By Sudden Cardiac Arrest | Dr Oz

I am particularly saddened and concerned about the lack of AEDs in schools and determined to campaign for their placement as well as educating students in CPR and AED use.
This article fuels that passion.
Sudden Killer In Children – Death By Sudden Cardiac Arrest Dr Oz

Life vest saves hearts - 4/21/10 - Chicago News - abc7chicago.com

An alternative to the AED for those at real risk of a cardiac arrest post heart attack.

Life vest saves hearts - 4/21/10 - Chicago News - abc7chicago.com

Abstract 2019: Untrained Volunteers Perform High Quality CPR When using an Automatic External Defibrillator with a CPR Voice Prompting Algorithm -- Abella et al. 116 (10016): II_437 -- Circulation

A great article/ piece of research which shows that AEDs with guided CPR from voice prompts, such as the latest HeartSine 500P afford sufficient advice for life saving CPR to be carried out effectively even by the complete novice!
Abstract 2019: Untrained Volunteers Perform High Quality CPR When using an Automatic External Defibrillator with a CPR Voice Prompting Algorithm -- Abella et al. 116 (10016): II_437 -- Circulation

Cardiac Defibrillators Market to Exceed $16 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

This looks promising for business but even more promising for the public as better business means more AEDs which in turn means potentially more lives saved!!

Cardiac Defibrillators Market to Exceed $16 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Proof that AEDs really do save lives

Medical News: AEDs Save Lives in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - in Cardiovascular, Arrhythmias from MedPage Today




An excellent piece of up-to-date clinical research that shows definitively how AEDs really do really save lives and potentially lots of them, especially interesting is that lay-users had the highest rates of success!



Medical News: AEDs Save Lives in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - in Cardiovascular, Arrhythmias from MedPage Today

HeartSafe America: HeartSafe America; State of Oregon Senate Bill 556; AED, AEDs

What a fantastic Bill, leading the way in the USA and equally valid in the UK where it should be followed. AEDs available everywhere there are more than 25 people at one time. The `drop and shock` within 3 minutes gets a step closer to being realised, fantastic!!

HeartSafe America: HeartSafe America; State of Oregon Senate Bill 556; AED, AEDs

Realistic expectations for public access defibrill... [Curr Opin Crit Care. 2010] - PubMed result

This report suggests there is real benefit to having rapid access to strategically placed AEDs. Good to see research supports the obvious!

Realistic expectations for public access defibrill... [Curr Opin Crit Care. 2010] - PubMed result

British Heart Foundation - General Election 2010

The British Heart Foundation challenges the 3 main political party leaders on how they aim to tackle heart disease if they gain power after the general election. Might their answers affect the way you vote?

British Heart Foundation - General Election 2010

Fire chief saves coach at kids' basketball game | 6abc.com - 4/06/10 - Philadelphia News - 6abc.com

A simple story of a man who acted quickly and used an AED to save the life of a basketball coach just by following the simple voice prompts on the defibrillator.

Fire chief saves coach at kids' basketball game 6abc.com - 4/06/10 - Philadelphia News - 6abc.com

Defibrillator revives cardiac arrest victim • Local (www.HometownAnnapolis.com - The Capital)

A great story of survival when 3 co-workers save the life of their colleague by using an AED and doing CPR.

Defibrillator revives cardiac arrest victim • Local (www.HometownAnnapolis.com - The Capital)

Risk factors of sudden cardiac arrest look different by gender - latimes.com

Predictors are useful but may not be as identifiable in women as men!
Risk factors of sudden cardiac arrest look different by gender - latimes.com

New Explanation for Cardiac Arrest - insciences

Researchers in Sweden think they may have discovered a genetic anomaly which leads to a protein defect responsible for some cardiac arrests.

New Explanation for Cardiac Arrest - insciences

YouTube - Shocking 12 year olds!

My 12 year old son Finbar and his good friend Aleena show just how easy it is to use an AED and perform CPR on manikin `Joe` !
As Finbar says "If a 12 year old can do it, so can you". He`s absolutely right!

YouTube - Shocking 12 year olds!

Study Links Genetic Variation To Possible Protection Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest

By identifying what genes protect against Sudden Cardiac Arrest it may well pave the way to help predict those most at risk, which is a fabulous step towards prevention.

Study Links Genetic Variation To Possible Protection Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Should we Screen Healthy Children ? | the place where doctors blog

I think the conclusion from this has to be absolutely yes!. What price, (£100 screening ECG) can you put on a childs life?
Should we Screen Healthy Children ? the place where doctors blog

The Ultimate Gift You Hope Never to Use!

A home defibrillator really is the ultimate gift, the gift of life and of course the hope is you will never have to use it. But what if the unimaginable happened and you did witness a cardiac arrest of someone close to you, a husband, wife or colleague, perhaps a neighbour or guest? If you haven't got an AED then you cant think, oh well! next time! Its too late by then! The chances of survival without defibrillation are almost zero, so for 40p per day isn't it a good investment/ insurance?

The Ultimate Gift You Hope Never to Use!

Football stadiums lack equipment to deal with heart attacks | The Sun |Woman|Health|Health|Dr Keith Hopcroft

Finally the story of AED in paucity in the UK is gaining momentum. With the Northern Ireland Health Secretary creating the initiative of free AEDs in all sports clubs in NI, it beggars belief why the rest of the UK don't follow suit.

Football stadiums lack equipment to deal with heart attacks The Sun WomanHealthHealthDr Keith Hopcroft

Resuscitation Council (UK) statement on AEDs in locked cabinets

Guidelines recommending AED cabinets should not be locked. Quite right, immediate access when needed........... immediately, no faffing around. Well done the Resus Council and BHF.

Resuscitation Council (UK) statement on AEDs in locked cabinets

Running and Coronary Calcium

This is really odd. Last weeks piece of research said it was that clinically obese people who have less risk of sudden cardiac arrest than normal and fat people and now this! Long-term Marathon runners seem to fur-up their coronary arteries quicker than normal people. They re not sure why but it seems counter-intuitive?

Running and Coronary Calcium

Preventing Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest Deaths in Children

This is a story of success from the mother of an 11 year old boy who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest whilst playing sport and was saved before the emergency services arrived by quick thinking parents and the fact the facility had an AED. She is determined to see AEDs far more available to potentially save many more lives.

Preventing Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest Deaths in Children

Safety Should Be Priority for Those Involved in Kids' Sports - Drugs.com MedNews

Lots of good advice here for parents to watch out for on behalf of their children participating in sport. In particular the need for teachers/ coaches to be trained in CPR and AED use. That seems to assume they have rapid access to an AED! Ask your school/ sports club if they have one, and if not, why not!

Safety Should Be Priority for Those Involved in Kids' Sports - Drugs.com MedNews

The Defib Centre Opens its Doors to Raise Awareness of the Tragic Loss of Life f by The Defib Centre

Were trying to get the word out there!! Lets hope it works and lots more AEDs are placed where they are needed to save lives......................... everywhere!!!

The Defib Centre Opens its Doors to Raise Awareness of the Tragic Loss of Life f by The Defib Centre

BBC News - Sports clubs offered life-saving defibrillator course

Its really great to see initiatives like this happening, my simple question is...... why only in Northern Ireland and not the remainder of the UK. If Stormont can see the value of having AEDs in all NI sports clubs to save lives why cant the UK government follow the lead and offer some incentive for all sports clubs/ arenas/ entertainment venues here receive to the same treatment?

BBC News - Sports clubs offered life-saving defibrillator course

Defibrillators up survival rate

This is a more readable article than the Japanese research paper below. The increased access to AEDs in Japan more than doubled the chance of survival from a cardiac arrest. Lets hope the UK follows suit asap!

Defibrillators up survival rate

NEJM -- Nationwide Public-Access Defibrillation in Japan

This authoritative and massive report confirms the value of rapid access to AEDs in public places.
It bears relevance to the UK where sadly we are way behind many other countries where AEDs are literally everywhere. In some states in America you are never more than 2.5 minutes away from a defibrillator.
NEJM -- Nationwide Public-Access Defibrillation in Japan

As girth grows, risk of sudden cardiac death shrinks | ScienceBlog.com

This seems completely at odds with what one might expect! Recent research suggests that obese people are at less risk of suffering a sudden cardiac arrest than underweight, normal weight or fat people. How strange!
I don't think this is a good enough reason for going off and piling on the pounds.......... but its tempting!

Read on.

As girth grows, risk of sudden cardiac death shrinks ScienceBlog.com

Someone 2 Know: Peggy Willis - KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video -

This is what I mean by saying using an AED is so simple and can save a life. The woman in this article discovered her boss had had a cardiac arrest, knew there was a defibrillator in the office, she hadnt ever seen or used an AED before but followed the introductions and shocked him back to life.

She had nothing to lose, he was dead and she saved him. Fantastic.

My new motto is "Better to try than leave to die"

Someone 2 Know: Peggy Willis - KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video -

foodconsumer.org - Why Doctors Believe the “New” CCR Will Save Many More Lives than CPR…

Continuous chest compression (CCR), better than CPR and no longer the need for mouth to mouth. Watch the video! Better to try than to leave to die!


Why Doctors Believe the “New” CCR Will Save Many More Lives than CPR…

A new beat in heart research

This is a research article that has identified disruption to electrtical ion flow in channels of the heart and how these may become mutated leading to conduction problems and sudden cardiac arrest. The researchers hope to create a new drug which will solve the mutation.

A new beat in heart research

Good news for coffee drinkers

Good news? It seems that drinking coffee could actually protect the heart from arrhythmia!

Coffee and Arrhythmia Link

One of the surprisingly safer places to suffer a cardiac arrest!

Have you ever thought about what casino clients prize more than anything?


You may think that they would say “money” as otherwise why would they be in a casino, but you would be wrong! Although most of your gamblers would love to hit the jackpot, most would say that they value their life more, as without it their winnings are meaningless.

Unfortunately, in the UK nearly 2000 people every week lose their lives to a cardiac arrest. That adds up to an astonishing 150,000 each year! At least 84% of cardiac arrests occur outside the hospital environment. Although some of these people may have a history of heart disease, many will not. Cardiac arrest can strike suddenly and without warning. Once it strikes, in order to have a decent chance of survival, the sufferer must receive an electric shock to their heart from a Defibrillator within the first 4-6 minutes of the arrest. Without defibrillation, after 10 minutes they will almost certainly be dead.

It is well documented that stress (excitement), alcohol and recreational drug use are key factors in precipitating this condition, even in the apparently fit and healthy. In the USA where these facts are accepted and acknowledged- most casino’s are equipped with Automated External Defibrillators(AED’s) as part of their standard first aid equipment.

In a well documented study carried out in Las Vegas, survival rates from cardiac arrest rose to a staggering 74% when they were treated by casino staff with an AED. The usual survival rate for out of hospital cardiac arrest is 2%!

Some fear the liability of owning and operating AEDs. However, with the increasingly widespread availability of these machines, this concern may be shifting - those without AEDs may be exposing themselves to legal risk. In September 2000, United Airlines agreed to pay $18 million to a woman whose 37-year-old husband died on a plane that had not been equipped with a defibrillator. With very clear guidelines in place from both the European and UK Resuscitation councils advocating AED placement in venues where many people gather, by not having an AED you business is exposed to risk.

AED’s are simple to operate, require minimal training (they are designed to be easy enough for untrained people to use in an emergency) and are now very affordable.

Why wait until it’s too late?

Federal Aviation Administration Selects Partners For Nationwide AED Program -- MINNEAPOLIS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ --

FANTASTIC NEWS.

HeartSine Technologies is selected above all other competitors to supply the FAA in The United States with 3000 AED`s over the next 5 years!

The FAA coould have chosen from anyone and picked HeartSine, thats why The Defib Centre only sells their AED`s! Read why.

Federal Aviation Administration Selects Partners For Nationwide AED Program -- MINNEAPOLIS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ --

This article offers compelling evidence of the value of AED`s in schools!

One of the campaigns we are determined to get under way is `Your Hands Their Heart` where AED and CPR traing kits are provided to as many schools as possible. Then we need to get the AED`s on site too.
Unlike adults kids are not frightened by technology, they play with X-boxes, Playsations, computers all day, every day. An AED would hold no mystery for them!
Things have moved on since the days or `ER and Casualty` on tv, no longer the big paddles with gloop hanging off and the terrifying call of "stand clear". Nowdays just 2 buttons to press and thats it! A study in `Circulation` magazine compared 12 year old school children who had never seen an AED before with trained paramedics and the kids took just 23 seconds on average longer than the medics to deliver an effective shock!
A new generation of live savers potentially waiting in the wings!

Preparation saves Western student’s life

More defibrillators needed in sports stadiums

This article identifies the paucity of life saving automated external defibrillators (AED`s) in football stadiums. A venue with lots of people, lots of adrenalin and lots of potential for heart attacks.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8546070.stm

Ask your sports venue, football, rugby, tennis, golf, horse racing if they have an AED for the spectators as well as the players! This equally applies to music venues, night clubs and restaurants! 

 

In some countries, especially the United States it is compulsory to have AED`s located where there will be more than 50 people at one time. Why is this not the case in the UK? Why are we so far behind?

Request for help

Do any of you have a story regarding the loss of, or survival of someone special to a heart attack when an automated external defibrillator might have, or did make a difference, and would be happy to share the story?
I have been approached by a respected journalist for the national press who would like to write an article raising awareness of the unnecessary and tragic loss of life to sudden cardiac arrest and wishes to speak to someone who has been affected by it.

Many thanks,
The Defib Centre.

What is The Defib Centre?

The Defib Centre was set up in response to the appalling lack of public awareness about Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the U.K. We have brought together under one roof an online centre where anyone can find out the facts about Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), and most importantly, what can be done about it. More than 150,000 people die of this condition every year in the U.K. Nearly 1000 of those will be young people and children. Many of these people have no previous history of heart disease. That is more than lung cancer, breast cancer and any other cancer you can think of combined- and yet, do you really know what Sudden Cardiac Arrest is? Most people only find out when it's too late and they have lost either their own life or that of someone they love and yet there is a treatment available that could dramatically change that.
When someone collapses with a cardiac arrest, for every minute that passes without an electric shock from a defibrillator, there is a 10% decrease in their chance of survival. That means after 10 minutes your chance of survival is practically nil. How long would it take the emergency services to reach your home/ workplace/ school?
Automated External Defibrillators or AED's can now be bought for the price of a laptop. They are foolproof and simple to use, and will not shock the patient unless the device can't detect a normal heart rhythm. If an AED is used within 5 minutes of a sudden cardiac arrest then 75,000 lives a year could be saved in the U.K. One of those could be you!
Whether it is just for you and your family, your workforce, your school or your community, at the Defib Centre we have all the information you need to make an educated decision as to which AED will best suit your needs.
We have kept our prices low, and a percentage of our profits is channelled back into charities concerned with sudden cardiac arrest. We are more than just a shop.
Please visit our website (http://www.thedefibcentre.co.uk/) and those of our chosen charities (http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/) and (http://www.heartrhythmcharity.org/)  to see what we are trying to do. Only by raising awareness and providing earlier access to defibrillation will these shocking statistics be changed.
Thanks for reading this and please send us your story if you have been affected in any way by Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
Warmest wishes,
The Defib Centre