20th April 2011
Have you ever tried calling 911, or any emergency response unit for that matter? It is known that emergency medical response teams can take varying amounts of time before arriving at the location, this can range anywhere from 8 to 25 minutes. Precious min...
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14th January 2011
Defibrillators, have you ever seen one of those? You probably have, at least in the movies or in TV, probably while watching Grey’s Anatomy, or for the older generation, Chicago Hope or ER. It is that device which restarts the heart of the patient after i...
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09th November 2010
The discovery that someone’s heart can be restarted with the use of an electrical charge is one of modern medicine’s greatest developments. This idea began around 1888 when Mac William suggested that ventricular fibrillation could be a sudden death cause....
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24th September 2010
AEDs or automated external defibrillators are portable devices which are able to diagnose cardiac issues such as tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. After diagnosing the arrhythmia, the AED is able to treat these conditions through the process of de...
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16th April 2010
Automated External Defibrillator, or commonly referred to as an AED, is a lifesaving device that can mean the difference between life and death in a cardiac emergency. An AED is a portable, lightweight device that can quickly diagnose and recognize heart ...
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27th January 2010
Medical emergencies can happen at any time. There is nothing worse than being unprepared in the event of a crisis. Owning a Philips brand Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a great way to stay prepared in the event that someone you know is hit with...
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