Sudden Cardiac Arrest Can Happen At Anytime - Will you be Prepared?
Over 300,000 people die every year in the United States due to ventricular defibrillation, or better known as Sudden Cardiac Arrests.
One day you may have to participate in an event where a family member, or even complete stranger is having a medical emergency where they've stopped breathing. In this event, it's important to first check for vi sable signs to confirm the victim is experiencing sudden cardiac arrests. Signs of sudden cardiac arrest can be acute pain in the left arm, trouble breathing, sweating, dizziness, and vomiting. These can all be very scary to witness but one should be prepared to help the victim.
The first step, is to call 911. You should not leave the patient alone so you should call out for help or ask someone at the scene to call 911.
Secondly, you should begin CPR to keep the flow of blood circulating through the body and brain. CPR may not revive the patient but it will prevent brain damage and allow time for an AED to be connected to the patient.
The next step would be to connect an AED, or Automated External Defibrillator should be connected to the victim. The AED will monitor the victims condition and check for heart beat irregularities. If the victim's heart is beating properly than the AED will not shock the victim. However, if the heart is not beating, or beating in an irregular condition, the AED will instruct you to press the necessary buttons to administer a shock.
This is brief desorption of the steps one should perform when witnessing sudden cardiac arrests. Please see our AED Education Center at www.AEDLIFEPOWER.com to find the full article along with many other potentially life saving articles. The care giver should always be CPR and AED trained, and consulted the manufacturer's manual for detail instructions for proper usage of an AED.
One day you may have to participate in an event where a family member, or even complete stranger is having a medical emergency where they've stopped breathing. In this event, it's important to first check for vi sable signs to confirm the victim is experiencing sudden cardiac arrests. Signs of sudden cardiac arrest can be acute pain in the left arm, trouble breathing, sweating, dizziness, and vomiting. These can all be very scary to witness but one should be prepared to help the victim.
The first step, is to call 911. You should not leave the patient alone so you should call out for help or ask someone at the scene to call 911.
Secondly, you should begin CPR to keep the flow of blood circulating through the body and brain. CPR may not revive the patient but it will prevent brain damage and allow time for an AED to be connected to the patient.
The next step would be to connect an AED, or Automated External Defibrillator should be connected to the victim. The AED will monitor the victims condition and check for heart beat irregularities. If the victim's heart is beating properly than the AED will not shock the victim. However, if the heart is not beating, or beating in an irregular condition, the AED will instruct you to press the necessary buttons to administer a shock.
This is brief desorption of the steps one should perform when witnessing sudden cardiac arrests. Please see our AED Education Center at www.AEDLIFEPOWER.com to find the full article along with many other potentially life saving articles. The care giver should always be CPR and AED trained, and consulted the manufacturer's manual for detail instructions for proper usage of an AED.
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