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What if you or someone in your family had a cardiac condition?
What if you or someone in your family had a cardiac condition?
What was your old job?Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
We had a similar set of devices at my old job and myself along with all other managers were required to be trained on it. Its pretty much a no brainer to use them, they wont work on someone with a pulse and they guide you step by step throgh the process
I guess in theory the shock can travel along the wet deck? I guess it would depend on what everyone is wearing (shoes) and if your boat has a dry cabin...Originally posted by: jimmyjam
I just got trained to use these devices yesterday, they are pretty amazing. You hook it up to the person and it scans the heart activity and tells you what to do. It will defribulate if need be and tell you when to administer CPR, rescue breaths, etc.
I work on a dive boat by the way. We don't have a functioning one, just the training model. There is a debate about whether it is a good idea to have these present in a wet environment like a boat, but we plan on buying one for each boat when we get the thumbs up from the dive community.
To answer your question I would definitely buy one for the home if someone had heart conditions in the household, they increase the chance of survival exponentially compared to waiting for an ambulance.
almost 300,000 americans die from sudden cardiac arrest a year. For every minute you delay shock, surival drops 10%. Average paramedic response is 6 to 10 min. Still feel the same way?Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, those are for schools and public places like airports and junk
it is quite expensiveOriginally posted by: LordSegan
Still feel the same way?
Man, you are dense. Aspirin is for heart attacks. This is for cardiac arrest. Two totally different things.Originally posted by: FoBoT
it is quite expensiveOriginally posted by: LordSegan
Still feel the same way?
i'll buy some aspirin and take that
Absolutely true, I was a lifeguard for 8 years and LG Instructor for 2, these are SO easy to use. As long as you put the pads on the right place you just follow instructions.Originally posted by: LordSegan
almost 300,000 americans die from sudden cardiac arrest a year. For every minute you delay shock, surival drops 10%. Average paramedic response is 6 to 10 min. Still feel the same way?Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, those are for schools and public places like airports and junk
I know of at least 2 seemingly perfectly healthy 40 year olds that keeled over from heart attacks and died. It's not for my kids, it's for me! I will teach my kids how to use it on me though.Originally posted by: erub
if you live alone or with a roomate who isn't constantly watching you, this wouldn't do you much good
if your family is young and healthy, there's probably little risk of a heartattack..will it work on small children?
Truth, if someone quite literally drops dead (asystole) it's gg.Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Those are really easy to use (I was certified at one point as part of lifeguard training, but like CPR, the cert only lasts for a year and I let it lapse), but they only work on people in V-Tach or V-Fib (and other abnormal rhythms). If there is no rhythm of any kind, those things won't work at all.
but can you put a price tag on a human life?Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
I'd love a portable AED for my car/home, but they're just way too expensive still. Price drops below $500 maybe. $250 definitely.
I'm guessing $250...Originally posted by: pontifex
but can you put a price tag on a human life?Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
I'd love a portable AED for my car/home, but they're just way too expensive still. Price drops below $500 maybe. $250 definitely.