Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Your heart is one of the most important muscles

Your heart is one of the most important muscles as it pumps blood all around your body. This blood is full of oxygen, which is needed by every cell in your body.

Know the facts. Here are some chilling truths about Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)

Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the #1 killer in Australia

9 out of 10 people will not survive an out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest.

If a Sudden Cardiac Arrest is not treated properly and quickly, it can cause sudden death within 10 minutes

For every minute that passes without defibrillation after the start of a SCA, chances of survival are reduced by 10%

An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that diagnoses life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms that can cause a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. An AED might be able to treat these abnormal heart rhythms by giving an electric shock to try to restart the heart’s normal rhythm. This is known as defibrillation.

If someone is having a cardiac arrest, they will not be conscious or breathing normally. They need immediate help by calling Triple Zero (000), starting CPR, and using a defibrillator (AED).

Why is an AED important?

AEDs are important because they substantially increase the patient’s chance of survival during a cardiac episode.

When a person suffers from sudden cardiac arrest, their chance of survival decreases by 7-10% for each minute that passes without defibrillation. Additionally, when deployed within 3 minutes, defibrillators can increase a person’s survival rate by a cardiac arrest from 6% to 74% if the casualty is in a shockable rhythm.

There’s no doubt that AEDs can deliver a life-saving electric shock, which often means the difference between life or death.

Why Choose Alsco’s Defibrillators?

Alsco’s portable AEDs are lightweight so anyone can carry them, have simple press-button technology and step-by-step voice instructions, making it suitable for use by both professionally trained medics and staff with zero medical training.

  • Easy-to-follow visual and voice prompts that the rescuer on exactly what to do and the necessary changes to CPR or shock delivery and its two-button operation makes use even more simplified.
  • A System Status Indicator will help you know when the entire system is ready for use, along with it running its own weekly self-check for safety and operation purposes
  • The advanced technology of the HeartSine 500P features SCOPE™ and cardiac arrhythmia detection technology, allowing the most effective shock delivery for the patient to be delivered safely and quickly
  • The HeartSine 500P is practical, portable, and durable and at just over 1kg it’s easily carried by anyone
  • Its compact design measuring 20cm x 18.4cm x 4.8cm, means it’s easily installed in most chosen locations
  • It’s very durable thanks to its sophisticated shock, dust, and moisture resistance, which means that it is great for places that are constantly exposed to dust moisture, and heavy equipment in the even most dangerous workplaces
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