Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: CLKD on May 18, 2014, 04:14:53 PM
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We were stopped in Stressco this morning where demonstrations were taking place as a fund raiser to equip the local town with these in various places ……….. apparently these machines coast £1,800 ……… seems a good idea!
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It is a good idea. There is also a government scheme to allow schools to buy them at reduced rates. They save so many lives. Obviously if you are lucky enough to live in an area with a Responder Team then this is also brilliant.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/deal-to-provide-life-saving-defibrillators-to-schools
One of the pubs I go to in Devon has one - it's kept there for use by the whole village which is extremely remote.
Taz x
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I think this idea will spread successfully - I read about an 18 year old who recently saved a dental patient's life, he grabbed the machine from the wall in the waiting room ……..
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Yes we have one in the village I live in. Just recently got one! I think there are some volunteers who are trained to use it.
Hurdity x
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Shopping malls would be good idea too. I think in the US they have them in all public places like loos etc.
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You don't need to be trained to use the ones in public places - you just stick the pads on where it says and let it gone with it! The machine checks heartrate and defibs if/when it needs to. Fantastic pieces of kit - it's high time they were more widely available.
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Saw 1 yesterday drilled to a wall in a village but it had a key pad in order to operate it >:( …… not quite the idea of defibress me thinks ????? couldn't stop as we were in a line of traffic ::)
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My guess would be the emergency services control room will have the code for the box, so anyone dialling 999 could be told the number. These things aren't cheap and unfortunately not everyone is honest and thinks about others ....
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That's exactly how the defib in our village operates - you ring 999, tell the operator the location code and they tell you the numbers to open the box. Such a great idea :)
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I would have thought that 999 would have enough to do, I thought this is so that emergency services aren't alerted unless necessary, perhaps they attend once they receive the call though :-\
£1,800 isn't much for a Life Saver !
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I have my own defibrillator. I was a cardiac nurse and like to have it on hand. So easy to use.
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It might be good for each street to 'own' one?
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I thought it was for someone to use in the period before the ambulance arrived. So dialling 999 would be the first step anyway.
Can't exactly use and say oh well your all right off you go :-\
It really depends on where you live and how fast the ambulance gets to you. When my hubby had a heart attack they were there in just over five minutes. Mind you he was still awake and talking.
To have one in every street would cost a fortune.
Honeyb
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Nope. They cost £1,800 each ;)
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Amazon US $1200.00 USD. Only used in witnessed collapse and pulseless victim. Illegal to leave patient once CPR began until official rescuer takes over.
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"In all cases dial 999 first. It is really important the professionals are on their way. Your local ambulance service will notify you if there is a cPAD box near to you and if it is easily accessible, and give you the access code to the box. If you are willing they will ask you to get this and commence the relevant actions. Under the CHT scheme any trained volunteers can also have the access code and also the location where the box is sited. However this will vary from one ambulance region to another to meet their requirements. Always dial 999 ambulance. Note please do not assume that the local ambulance service will automatically register the defibrillator on their system. You will need to meet their liability requirements for this to happen, and in many case sign an agreement for the defibrillator site. Also there are several defibrillator locator websites that claim to offer registration of the defibrillator. These DO NOT guarantee that the ambulance service will be notified. There is only one website that links to the ambulance service – defibfinder.co.uk. This is owned and run by the NHS and all information on this is verified. CHT undertake all notifications and verifications for the ambulance service on any site we have been involved with, and provide the ambulance services with the correct information. All CHT sites need to me managed through the WebNoS system, that links to the ambulance service. ….. "
from the Community Defibrillator web-site
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I'm often in RV in middle of nowhere, but I would always call our emergency 911 first, if I have service.
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CLKD...It's just that you said you thought that the emergency services had enough to do. :-\
Good idea Trey if you are in a remote area. Hope you never have to use it though.
Honeyb
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