Monthly Archives: July 2021

AED: When and why do we need them?

CPR Certification

An Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) is a battery-operated, portable device that applies electrical therapy, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm in a person suffering from a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). The use of AED dramatically increases the chance of survival of the victim to as much as 70% and higher.

When to use an AED?
When a person collapses due to cardiac arrest, the heart goes under the state of ventricular fibrillation. This rhythm is fatal for the heart and the victim. An AED is used to stop the fatal rhythm by applying an electric shock to restore the normal rhythm. AED should be used in situations wherein the victim is unconscious and doesn’t respond to your voice.

 

Why to use an AED?
95% of SCA victims die from it, most within minutes. CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) performed on the SCA patient improves his/her chances of survival. If the patient is not regaining normal heart beat and breathing, treat him/her with an AED. This can be lifesaving for the patient. AEDs can be used by untrained personnel till medical professionals arrive. AEDs are now commonly available in many public places, such as shopping complex, office buildings, schools, airports, airplanes, sports arenas, and fitness centers.

By taking a CPR course and learning how to use an AED can make a difference for life and death for someone. Using an AED can help save someone’s life.

Highlights of AED Certification course

AED Training

The AHA’s BLS CPR with AED certification course guides the members to quickly acknowledge different life-alarming panic situations so that those members can give high-quality chest compressions, send suitable ventilators and deliver quick use of an AED.
Who should opt for this course?
The AHA’s BLS CPR with AED certification is planned for health-care professionals and other individuals who require learning how to carry out CPR and various other basic cardiovascular life assisting skills in a vast variety of in-facility and pre-hospital settings.

What can be learned through this?
• The AHA Chain of Survival, exactly as per the components of BLS.
• Necessary prompt use of an AED.
• Efficient ventilation system by using a barrier tool.
• Getting to know the relevance and value of teams in multi rescuer resuscitation and standing out as an efficient team member while multi rescuer CPR.
• Relaxing of foreign-body airway blockage which means choking for kids and adults both.
• Finest quality CPR for newborn babies, children, and adults.
Activities included in the course.
1. Real-world relevant examples are explained through different videos/pictures.
2. It stresses the exceptional quality of CPR which includes knowledge enhancing activities like the division of classrooms into teams.
3. It also includes in-facility and pre-hospital tracks where the students get to chooses his/her track prior to the beginning of the Heart Code BLS Online Portion.
4. E-Simulation enhances the learning experience through real life-like animations, videos, and other relevant documentaries.
There are three ways by which the professional can get trained:
• Online Classes: It is for professionals who are unable to take up the course in the classroom. They can get registered through our online portal, take guidance from our experts, and can take up the course as early as possible.
• Classroom Training with practical sessions in front of the trainer which helps the person to evaluate his / her skills and take necessary steps to boost them.
• Blended training is for those who can take their theory classes online and can learn a practical approach in the classroom sessions.