Automatic
External Defibrillation
Will
You Know What to Do?
In
the United States, sudden cardiac arrest claims more than 350,000
lives each year. As the single leading cause of death in the U.S.,
heart attack and heart failure is a major public health problem.
Sudden cardiac arrest in adults is frequently caused by ventricular
fibrillation, an abnormal, chaotic heart rhythm that prevents the
heart from pumping blood. The most effective treatment for ventricular
fibrillation is defibrillation, delivering an electrical shock to
the heart with a machine called a defibrillator.
Recent technological advances in defibrillator design now make it
possible for rescuers with limited training to provide defibrillation
earlier following sudden cardiac arrest using an Automated External
Defibrillator (AED).
Our Automated External Defibrillation workshop features the advanced
training system pioneered in Massachusetts by First Aid Coach.
This course includes:
• An overview of Ventricular Fibrillation and the use of defibrillators.
• A scenario featuring an industrial Emergency Response Team
with emphasis on emergency planning.
• A scenario featuring a Public Safety Officer who is the
first to respond to a cardiac arrest patient. The emphasis is on
the ABC's of patient care.
• A scenario featuring Basic Life Support-trained Fire-fighters
with an emphasis on AED operation.
• Instructor-led demonstrations of the ABCs and AED operation.
• Lots of hands-on practices for the students.
The skills of patient care are taught in the same sequence they
are actually used which results in the participant feeling less
anxious about using their skills in a real emergency.
Because First Aid Coach uses the world's finest training system,
Medic First Aid, they learn by seeing, hearing and doing. Numerous
studies have clearly demonstrated that numerous uses of the information
in the practice sessions help create retention. As a result, students
develop real confidence in their ability to respond and perform
these skills in a real crisis.
State Laws Regarding the Use of AED's (PDF format)
Comparison of AED Units (PDF format)
Price:
$65. includes . . .
Video / Classroom session
Medic First Aid Pediatric Manual
Medic First Aid Pediatric Successful Completion Card
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