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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?
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
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.
Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, those are for schools and public places like airports and junk
Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644
Still feel the same way?
Originally posted by: FoBoT
Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644
Still feel the same way?
it is quite expensive
i'll buy some aspirin and take that
Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644
Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, those are for schools and public places like airports and junk
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: 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?
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.
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.
Originally posted by: pontifex
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.
but can you put a price tag on a human life?