* Automated External Defibrillator Appeal

August 22nd, 2011

All incidents of sudden cardiac arrest occur in the work place or at home – far away from hospitals and medical facilities.  It is vitally important to administer treatment quickly because a person’s chance of survival drops 10% for every minute that passes between cardiac arrest and getting the heart restarted.

That’s where the AED machine comes in. An AED machine (Automated External Defibrillator) is a portable machine that analyses the heartbeat and can restart it, by administering a brief, controlled electrical shock. The AED machine is “user- friendly” to operate and guides the user through the necessary stages to administer the correct treatment to the sufferer.

Here is a list of  locations where AED machines can be found in case of an emergency & pictures of training provided by St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine staff: