by Abacus Training | 18 Nov, 2013 | CPR/Defibrillation, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training Performing CPR for 38 minutes or longer can improve a patient’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest, a new study has found. The findings, presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2013, revealed that...
by Abacus Training | 18 Oct, 2013 | CPR/Defibrillation
Public access defibrillation is the term used to describe the use of AEDs by laypeople. Two basic strategies are used. In the first, AEDs are installed in public places and used by people working nearby. Impressive results have been reported with survival rates as...
by Abacus Training | 2 Oct, 2013 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training People who suffer a cardiac arrest in Denmark today are three times more likely to survive than a decade ago, thanks largely to a national effort to teach people CPR, a new study says. Denmark launched a national effort in...
by Abacus Training | 11 Sep, 2013 | CPR/Defibrillation, First Aid Training
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training Sudden cardiac arrest — when, without warning, the heart instantly stops beating — kills 350,000 Americans of various ages and occupations a year, according to the American Heart Association. Yet now, with high school sports...
by Abacus Training | 4 Sep, 2013 | CPR/Defibrillation
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training Portable, heart-shocking defibrillators are not fail-safe. Like any machine, automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, need to be maintained. Batteries run down and need to be replaced. Electrode pads that attach to a...
by Abacus Training | 31 Aug, 2013 | CPR/Defibrillation, News
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training The London Ambulance Service has declared Heathrow Airport as having the highest cardiac arrest survival rate in London, outside of hospital. The airport has 180 heart-starting defibrillators, over 100 first aid-trained front...
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