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What is a defibrillator used for?
Defibrillators are medical devices that are used when someone suffers a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). A SCA is caused due to an electrical problem with the heart that causes it to beat irregularly. This means the heart can beat to fast or too slow. There are a number of conditions that fall under this diagnosis including Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), Atrial Flutter (AFL), Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS) and Sinus Tachycardia to name a few.Although someone who has one of these conditions is arguably
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15th Jan 2021
How often should a defibrillator (AED) be checked?
An automatic external defibrillator (AED) is a medical device that is used on people who have suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. They work by scanning the heart and determining whether a shock is needed. If a shock is needed the AED will deliver one automatically, in turn helping the heart return to it’s normal rhythm.AED’s can be found in public spaces, supermarkets, sports facilities, schools, offices, warehouses and more. Depending on where they are located depends on how they are stored.
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11th Jan 2021
How many lives are saved by defibrillators in the UK?
What is a defibrillator?A defibrillator is an advanced medical tool that delivers a high energy, electric shock to the heart through the chest wall. It is essential life saving tool for someone who is suffering a cardiac arrest. There are thousands of defibrillators installed across the UK in public areas such as parks, work places, high streets and sporting venues - these public access defibrillators are known as PADs.A defibrillator is its most effective when administered within the first minu
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4th Jan 2021
When should a defibrillator be used and when not?
When used at the appropriate time, a defibrillator can save a life. Working by delivering a shock to the heart in order to help it restore its natural rhythm, defibrillators are true lifesavers for those who are suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. The chances of survival are as high as 90% if a defibrillator if used within the first minute of someone falling ill, making it an invaluable medical device.Defibrillators are cleverly designed by specialists who have developed them to only deliver a sh
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23rd Dec 2020
Why we should support the BHF in Covid times like this?
The global COVID-19 pandemic has meant that thousands of charities have
not been able to raise anywhere near the amount of funds that they can
usually achieve. Fundraising has been stopped which means monies that
would usually be donated has frozen. That combined with uncertainty of
job security has meant that people have tightened their purse strings
and have stopped donating to charity.The British Heart
Foundation as suffered a huge blow since the pandemic which has seen
their ab
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11th Dec 2020