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Is a Zoll defibrillator biphasic or monophasic?
Zoll are a market-leaders in manufacturing medical products and software solutions to help clinicians, fire professionals, lay rescuers and the military. They develop products which are lifesaving and that advanced emergency care to save lives. Some of their products include; ventilators, automated CPR, temperature management, IPR therapy and defibrillators.Defibrillators are life-saving medical devices that are used when someone suffers a sudden cardiac arrest. This occurs when there is an elec
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17th Oct 2021
Where is an AED located?
Automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) are located in a number of places. Of course, medical practices such as hospitals and doctors store AEDs however, they can be found in numerous other places across the country.AEDs are used in an emergency when someone suffers a sudden cardiac arrest. When this occurs, the heart either stops or, beats too fast or too slow. A defibrillator is used to shock the heart with the aim being to stop it in order for it to begin beating again at it’s own pace.A car
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25th Sep 2021
Do AED cabinets require power?
Automatic external defibrillator (AED) cabinets are used to store defibrillators when they are not being used. Usually mounted on a wall and painted in a vibrant colour, they keep defibrillators safe from damage, vandalism and theft. Labelled with the medical symbol for AED so that they can also be easily identified, you may find an AED cabinet in your place of work, supermarket, local town or village or your child’s school.Defibrillator cabinets come in a range of sizes, colours and shapes depe
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12th Sep 2021
What is the best home defibrillator?
When most people think of a defibrillator, they think of the scenes on TV dramas when a defibrillator is used in a hospital room and everyone has to stand back. Although defibrillators are of course used in hospitals, many people don’t realised that they are also located in various settings across the country.You can find a defibrillator in your local town, supermarket, workplace, child’s school, sports facility and even at home. For those with pre existing heart conditions, many opt to purchase
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28th Aug 2021
Community Defibrillators - The Benefits
It felt like all of Europe watched or, has heard about the collapse that Christian Eriksen suffered at the Euro 2020s in Denmark’s game against Finland. After suffering a cardiac arrest, his heart had stopped and if it wasn’t for the fast acting team members and doctors around him who used a defibrillator, the story of his survival and recovery could have been very different.Managing to save his life with just one shock, one of the two doctors who were on hand to help said, “He was gone. We star
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8th Aug 2021