The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - Miracle Enabler?
With the growing trend toward unhealthy lifestyles in the United States, Americans have been experiencing more and more health complications.
There are over 1 million Americans who suffer from a heart attack each year.
And in addition to that, about 300,000 Americans succumb to sudden cardiac death.
Shockingly, of those 300,000, the sudden cardiac death was the first-ever sign of heart trouble.
These numbers and statistics are disquieting for any individual who wishes to preserve his or her life.
To know that your heart could fail entirely, in an instant, at any given point in time illuminates the frailty of the body.
Luckily, human ingenuity and creativity has devised ways for us to prevent such horrible things to recur.
And when used properly, it could, perhaps, save a life.
The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was introduced to the public a number of years ago, and has, in a few short years, saved a number of lives.
The device detects potentially fatal or abnormal rhythms in the heart beats and then sends a shock to the heart in order to stimulate regularity.
Patients who suffer from irregular heartbeat are at a high risk for sudden cardiac death.
Generally, these patients have a heart that beats ineffectively.
The blood eventually collects in one area and cuts overall blood circulation.
The patient can no longer send blood to other parts of the body and the patient dies.
Only shock can revive the heart or stimulate it in such a way that will allow for a regularly beating heart.
If person collapses from this condition, they must be tended to immediately.
There is generally a 4-6% survival rate among arrests in the hospital setting, with no form of treatment or response whatsoever.
If you add Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), the chances of survival increase to 15%.
An AED will multiply that chance by three if used in time.
For every minute that is lost after the person has collapsed, the chances of survival decrease by 7-10%.
AEDs are becoming much more popular in public places; offices, malls, schools etc.
If it so happens that a person collapses in your presence, be sure to call for the paramedics first, then try to use the AED, which comes with audible instructions in case you do not know how to use them.
Make sure that if you decide to purchase a defibrillator, you know exactly what the risks are.
For more information about defibrillators, visit www.
medtroniclawsuitattorney.
com.
There are over 1 million Americans who suffer from a heart attack each year.
And in addition to that, about 300,000 Americans succumb to sudden cardiac death.
Shockingly, of those 300,000, the sudden cardiac death was the first-ever sign of heart trouble.
These numbers and statistics are disquieting for any individual who wishes to preserve his or her life.
To know that your heart could fail entirely, in an instant, at any given point in time illuminates the frailty of the body.
Luckily, human ingenuity and creativity has devised ways for us to prevent such horrible things to recur.
And when used properly, it could, perhaps, save a life.
The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was introduced to the public a number of years ago, and has, in a few short years, saved a number of lives.
The device detects potentially fatal or abnormal rhythms in the heart beats and then sends a shock to the heart in order to stimulate regularity.
Patients who suffer from irregular heartbeat are at a high risk for sudden cardiac death.
Generally, these patients have a heart that beats ineffectively.
The blood eventually collects in one area and cuts overall blood circulation.
The patient can no longer send blood to other parts of the body and the patient dies.
Only shock can revive the heart or stimulate it in such a way that will allow for a regularly beating heart.
If person collapses from this condition, they must be tended to immediately.
There is generally a 4-6% survival rate among arrests in the hospital setting, with no form of treatment or response whatsoever.
If you add Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), the chances of survival increase to 15%.
An AED will multiply that chance by three if used in time.
For every minute that is lost after the person has collapsed, the chances of survival decrease by 7-10%.
AEDs are becoming much more popular in public places; offices, malls, schools etc.
If it so happens that a person collapses in your presence, be sure to call for the paramedics first, then try to use the AED, which comes with audible instructions in case you do not know how to use them.
Make sure that if you decide to purchase a defibrillator, you know exactly what the risks are.
For more information about defibrillators, visit www.
medtroniclawsuitattorney.
com.
