ABOUT AEDS AND SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AUSTRALIA Automated External Defibrillators (AED) are so simple to use, they can be used by virtually anyone. You do not need to be a medical professional. Every AED walks a rescuer through the event from the time the AED is turned on, until Emergency Services arrive, using both visual and voice prompts. Simple graphics on the AED and clear voice commands, guide the rescuer through a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) event.
TO GET HELP
CALL
Prompt recognition of cardiac arrest is key. If someone is not responsive and not breathing normally, immediately call emergency services (000) and get an AED. An early call for help gives the next two steps the greatest opportunity for success, because the sooner the ambulance arrives, the sooner advanced care can begin.
TO BUY TIME Start delivering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as soon as possible. Anyone can perform chest compressions. Chest compressions help oxygenated blood flow to the person’s brain and heart until an AED can be used to attempt to restore normal heart pumping or advanced medical personnel arrive.
PUSH
TO RESTART HEART
SHOCK
Attach an AED as soon as possible and follow the prompts. It is universally recognised that early defibrillation significantly improves survival rates. The biggest impact is if an AED is used within the first 3 minutes, but survival can be significantly improved even 6-10 minutes after arrest, as long as effective CPR has been started early in the arrest. It is thought that good CPR may even increase the likelihood of defibrillation success. However, CPR alone is not enough – only defibrillation can shock a heart back into a normal rhythm.
33, 000
For every minute without
CPR & defibrillation
Australians experience
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
the chance of
survival drops
outside of hospital each year
10 %
by
90 %
Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the
of Australians don’t make it home after an out of hospital cardiac arrest
biggest killers
of Australians
under 50
Know the signs Collapse
Not breathing
No pulse
Lost consciousness
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