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If a person near you goes into sudden cardiac arrest, dialling 111 and performing CPR is not enough to ensure they survive. Every minute that ticks by reduces their chance of living. You need a St John defibrillator.
Sudden cardiac arrest kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide every year. It is caused by a malfunction of the heart known as ventricular fibrillation. It can strike anyone of either gender, all ages and occupations, regardless of weight or level of fitness. Most victims wont survive an attack. The most effective treatment is to apply a short, powerful electric shock to the heart, allowing the heart to regain its natural rhythm.
Until now, the machines that do this, called defibrillators, have been difficult to use and required highly specialised training. Not anymore. The St John defibrillator is fully portable, safe, effective and easy to use. Best of all, early use of a St John defibrillator on a sudden cardiac arrest victim will significantly improve their chances of survival. Time is of the essence. Survival rates drop by as much as 10% every minute without defibrillation. If emergency staff are held up for any reason -- traffic, access or distance -- a person on the spot can still act to save a life.
This state of the art piece of medical equipment costs about the same as a laptop -- a lot less than the value of a single human life.
The St John defibrillator has been specifically designed for use by those with little or no training. The defibrillator tells the user exactly what to do.
Even though the St John defibrillator may use electrical shock to help the patient recover, it's very safe to use. The electrodes are pre-connected and the user simply follows the diagrams to apply them to the patient. In automatic mode, the machine does most of the work itself. Simply apply the electrodes and push a button...
If you have responsiblity for a safe workplace, shopping centre, tourism site or public area, make sure your staff have done a St John first aid course and that you have a St John defibrillator on site. That way, should anything like this happen, your people know what to do and can act quickly. The chain of survival depends on fast reactions. The sooner a cardiac arrest is recognised and acted on, the higher the chances of survival.
To find out more about purchasing a St John defibrillator, and to arrange a demonstration by a St John representative
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