Automatic External Defibrillator Training

decoweenie

Tom,

You mentioned that you carry one in the car. Are you prepared and willing to use it on a stranger ?

If yes, given the litigation-frenzy mindset in the US, are you worried ?

Just curious as I am surfing to find a source in the US to purchase the next time I am home...

Freef

AED's are easy to use, most public places have them, and our village was asking for volunteers to man the rota a while ago [I'm too heavy a sleeper for anything less than the roof falling in to wake me up ].

The course I did and taught was actually worthwhile compared to the 8 hours DAN O2 training, which boils down to 'stick this on on their gob of they are concious, this if they aint, at 15 LPM, and up the flow if needed'.

AED's will not start a heart that has stopped.

With an AED you have about a 5% chance of the patient surviving a fibrilating rhythm.*

With CPR it's about 1-2%*

With none of the above it's zero.

*from what I remember of the last figures I saw.

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David.

Currently owner of two differently sized ankles.