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Our new community AED defibrillator & how to use it

AED Defibrillator

Being a first aid trainer and nurse, I’m often called upon by neighbours to help with medical emergencies and it isn’t just elderly people who experience these life threatening situations, it really can happen to anyone at anytime young or old. 

After delivering a family first aid class to one of my neighbours it was decided that Wycombe Road would benefit from having it’s very own defibrilator, a Public Access AED Defibrillator to be accessible day and night for everyone and anyone to use. It seemed only right that the base for my business, was a good central point to install it. I can maintain it to ensure its always ready should it be required in an emergency. 

We set up a crowdfunding page and had the funds together from my wonderful community within two weeks. Its safely accessible on the side of my business building in Marlow at 54 Wycombe Road. 

Having a defibrillator in the community can save someone’s life if they have a cardiac arrest. A defibrillator could make the difference between life and death – so it’s important to find and use a defibrillator as quickly as possible, in a life threatening emergency. Chances of survival decrease by up to 10% for every minute that passes without treatment. A defibrillator can help restart their heart while you wait for the emergency services to arrive.

Our defibrillator is registered on The Circuit – the national defibrillator network so if there is an emergency nearby the ambulance dispatcher will advise someone to access the defibrillator and bring it to the scene. You do not need training to use a defib, they literally tell you what to do, flashing lights and all! 

The most important thing to do in the event of a cardiac arrest is to first call an ambulance, secondly, start CPR as soon as possible, and thirdly, use a defibrillator, the ambulance service all handler will be able to tell you where your closest one is, thanks to The Circuit. 

We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone in a moment of an emergency. Without CPR the chances of surviving cardiac arrest are nil. Doing your best is always better than doing nothing at all.in

Defibrillator

SO WHAT DO WE USE THESE DEVICE’S FOR?

Defibrillators are very easy to use. Although they don’t all look the same, they all function in broadly the same way. The machine gives clear spoken instructions. You don’t need training to use one.

  • If you come across someone who is not breathing or breathing erratically, the most important thing is to call 999 and start CPR to keep the blood flowing around the body. After a cardiac arrest, every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces someone’s chance of survival by 10 per cent.
  • If you’re on your own, don’t interrupt the CPR to go and get a defibrillator. If it’s possible, send someone else to find one. When you call 999, the operator can tell you if there’s a public access defibrillator nearby.
  • Once the defibrillator is open and in position, all you have to do is follow the spoken instructions. Many defibrillators will also have diagrams or a screen to help you. The defibrillator detects the heart’s rhythm, it won’t deliver a shock unless one is needed.
  • Often you’ll need to press the shock button although some fully automatic defibrillators will deliver the shock themselves. You should resume CPR as soon as instructed by the defibrillator.

Attending a basic life support course will arm you with the skills to recognise when someone needs CPR, how to perform and follow through the chain of survival and familiarity on defibrillation.

WATCH THIS VIDEO & SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO USE AN AED DEFIBRILLATOR:-

FIND OUT HOW TO RECORD AND LOCATE AN AED DEFIBRILLATOR IN YOUR AREA USING THE GOODSAM APP:-

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