Month: October 2015
As happens every five years, the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) have announced updated recommended guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). There were no major changes for out of hospital cardiac arrest procedures from the last guidelines update in 2010 , but there are some tweaks to the basic processes used for CPR. The “Chain of Survival” is still the same: call for help (EMS, 9-1-1); immediately begin CPR with effective chest compressions; rapid defibrillation (AED); effective advanced life support; and integrated post-cardiac arrest care. …
Go to AED Superstore’s home page – what do you see? Today, there are fifteen different AEDs from six different manufacturers. All AEDs function in the same manner: turn the device on, follow the instructions to place the electrode pads on the patient, let the machine analyze the patient, and then deliver the shock, if needed. What could be more simple and why so many choices? What makes one AED different from another? This Product Focus blog series will help answer these questions. If you’re looking for simplicity, ruggedness, and reliability in an AED, you’ll want to start with the …