An additional defibrillator is located at 15 Steep Street. The defibrillator (AED) is located externally behind the timber screen adjacent to the front door. In the case of an emergency, help yourself – don’t ask for permission! This is in addition to the unit that is already available at the Fire Station and can be accessed by calling 111.
The number of people who die from sudden cardiac arrest in New Zealand is three times greater than the national road toll.
Remember those movie scenes where paddles are stuck to the chest of an unresponsive character and then someone shouts, “Clear!” – that’s an AED.
AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator, but it’s also commonly referred to as a defib. Without getting too technical here, an AED is a portable medical device that can automatically assess a patient’s heart rhythm. It judges whether defibrillation is needed and, if required, administers an electric shock through the chest wall to heart. AEDs are very clever machines – they do all the grunt work and use voice or visual prompts to guide the user through the rescue process. Anyone can use an AED – you don’t have to be medically qualified.
Performing first aid in an emergency situation is a scary scenario for anyone, but knowing you have an AED on hand to use in such an instance is a massive relief. It’s kind of like a spare key for your home – you don’t realise how much it means to have one until you really, really need it.
We need to consider having other AED units in our community – perhaps located near to the boat ramp and near to Boyes Beach.
Martyn Norrie - 021 991313
Acknowledgement of material from: www.heartsaver.co.nz
Thanks to Martyn and Marg Norrie for their very generous and thoughtful contribution to the Lake Okareka community.
The number of people who die from sudden cardiac arrest in New Zealand is three times greater than the national road toll.
- 5 Kiwis suffer from a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) every day – 90% of those don’t survive
- 75% Of patients will survive SCA if an AED is used within 3 minutes
- 99% Of people suffering a SCA can’t be resuscitated using CPR alone
Remember those movie scenes where paddles are stuck to the chest of an unresponsive character and then someone shouts, “Clear!” – that’s an AED.
AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator, but it’s also commonly referred to as a defib. Without getting too technical here, an AED is a portable medical device that can automatically assess a patient’s heart rhythm. It judges whether defibrillation is needed and, if required, administers an electric shock through the chest wall to heart. AEDs are very clever machines – they do all the grunt work and use voice or visual prompts to guide the user through the rescue process. Anyone can use an AED – you don’t have to be medically qualified.
Performing first aid in an emergency situation is a scary scenario for anyone, but knowing you have an AED on hand to use in such an instance is a massive relief. It’s kind of like a spare key for your home – you don’t realise how much it means to have one until you really, really need it.
We need to consider having other AED units in our community – perhaps located near to the boat ramp and near to Boyes Beach.
Martyn Norrie - 021 991313
Acknowledgement of material from: www.heartsaver.co.nz
Thanks to Martyn and Marg Norrie for their very generous and thoughtful contribution to the Lake Okareka community.
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