CPR
AEDs have been around for awhile, now. Their design has made them simple to use, for professionals as well as for the layperson. Even though they are not as sparse as they once were, there are still needs to be met in both the workplace and the community. It is easy to see where AED placement would be beneficial. Having AEDs in medical & dental clinics, rescue & transport vehicles, and convalescent centers makes sense, right? How about airports, fitness clubs, schools, churches? Perhaps sporting events, or community centers? Locations with a higher frequency of “at risk” people makes good sense, …
In December of 2007 our Congress declared the first week of June as National CPR/AED Awareness week. This week has been designated to help bring the importance of CPR and AED training to the public. The impetus of this designation is to spread the word: Train more people in CPR/AED, save more lives! According to the American Heart Association, nearly 383,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur annually, and 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home. Statistically speaking, if you are called upon to render CPR in an emergency, the life you save is likely to be someone at home: a child, a spouse, a …
How would you like to recognize those who take that extra step to become certified in CPR/AED, CPR/AED/First Aid or that special someone who went above and beyond the norm? Well, now you can! AED Superstore is proud to introduce 5 enamel-filled Award Pins. Two have been designed to recognize graduates of CPR/AED classes, two for CPR/AED/First Aid, and one has been designed to recognize a responder to an actual emergency. The”CPR/AED Certified” & “CPR/AED/First” Aid pins are ideal for instructors of preparedness classes who would like an affordable award to present to those who complete the course and get certified. The …
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At this writing Guidelines 2010 has been made official and links to information are below. Please note the AHA link is not yet active, but we encourage you to bookmark both and check back often. AHA Guidelines ERC Guidelines
The American Heart Association has released the 2010 Guidelines for CPR. This video has an overview of the changes. More to come….
AEDSuperstore.com is THE destination for CPR manikins and accessories–we’ve carried all the major brands for years. But did you know some of the best-known manufacturers make more than just CPR manikins? They do and the selection may surprise you. In the last few weeks we’ve rolled out the Laerdal line of specialty manikins, all at great prices and many with free shipping available, too. Our selection is huge, and it includes realistic manikins for training in trauma, advanced life support including ACLS, advanced airways and intubation, convalescent care, catheritazation….the list goes on and on! Keep checking back. We’re adding more all the …
Would you, without hesitation, perform CPR on a family member? A recent Associated Press-Petside.com poll detemined “that 58% of pet owners would be at least somewhat likely to perform CPR on their pet in the event of a medical emergency.” An interesting concept, don’t you think? CPR on animals is basically the same as it is on humans, it’s just the difference in size and anatomy that matters. You would still give rescue breaths and perform “chest” compressions. Many CPR instructors have included Companion Pet Resuscitation in their repertoire for pet-owners or others who care for animals. The poll also …
It seems almost weekly we are hearing more and more reports for the recent “hands-only” CPR technique. There have been several articles where the responder has used this method with success. The latest AHA addendumto their 2005 CPR Guidelines recognizes the efficacy of CCR (Chest Compression Resuscitation), or “hands-only” CPR, when applied to a witnessed collapsed victim who is non-responsive and not breathing. Several agencies have been teaching this method exclusively, while others demonstrate it in conjunction with the traditional method of CPR training. The original recommendation was for a “witnessed” collapse, where the responder knows how much time has elapsed from collapse to initiation …
Important Note: If you have a Philips Heartstart OnSite, Home, or FRx AED that is still running the older AHA Guidelines, time is running out to get your AED upgraded to the newer AHA 2005 Guidelines for CPR. Philips Healthcare will stop accepting upgrade orders for OnSite, Home, and FRx AEDs on 12/31/2009. Make sure to submit your upgrade order before this date! Philips will send an upgraded AED first and then you will send back your old AED. This will allow you to keep the defibrillator in service at all times. Follow this link to download your upgrade forms (PDFor …
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We found an interesting post over at The Straight Dope that really surprised us. They chewed on some research results involving resuscitation statistics that reveal strangers are more likely to perform CPR on you than someone you know would. Conventional wisdom held (without any basis other than it sounded “good”) that strangers were less likely to perform CPR on others. We thought the reasons included the unknown medical history of strangers, unknown airborne and bloodborne pathogens you could be exposed to–stuff like that. It goes along with the American Heart Association’s “hands-only” CPR program that addresses this. It turns out rescuers panic …
When the AHA changed its CPR Guidelines in 2005 to increase the rate of chest compressions to 100 compressions per minute (CPM), it was found that many responders had difficulty grasping just exactly how fast that is. “The most common error is to push too fast,” according to Alson S. Inaba, a pediatric emergency physician at Kapiolani Medical Center in Honolulu. When he asks CPR class members to demonstrate 100 CPM on a manikin, the usual rate is 120-150 CPM, which is much too fast to allow the chest to fully recoil (also part of the new recommendations). One day, …
If your Philips Heartstart OnSite or Heartstart FRx AED is currently using the AHA pre-2005 Guidelines, here is one last chance to get your device upgraded to the current AHA 2005 Guidelines. Philips Healthcare has extended the window for getting your OnSite or FRx upgraded, but you must submit the Upgrade Request form to Philips by December 31, 2008. After that date you will no longer be able to get your device upgraded. You can download the form in either .PDF or Excel format. The cost is $280.00 per AED. If you have any questions or concerns, please give us a call …
If you haven’t heard about it, yet…where have you been? Yesterday the American Heart Association validated the new “chest compression only” CPR method (a.k.a. CCR, Hands-Only, or CC-CPR) as an “acceptable alternative” to the way previously taught using rescue breathing. You can download and read the entire article here. CPR instructors should click here to view the AHA web cast. There are 2 reasons for the acceptance of this new “Hands-Only” procedure. One, it is effective. Two, it’s been known that bystanders have been reluctant to perform mouth-to-mouth breathing on strangers. Now it’s no longer a concern for the most …
It’s finally here and in stock! We reviewed the ZOLL PocketCPR device in a previous post in this blog which you can read here. It’s a pocket-sized CPR coach that goes one step further than other similar products…it provides feedback to help rescuers perform chest compressions properly during a resuscitation emergency. It’s a great addition to a first aid kit, emergency oxygen kit, or just to have around wherever a potential emergency may occur. For those who are unsure of or uncomfortable with their CPR skills, the PocketCPR is an invaluable tool! Order online or call a friendly AED Superstore …
Glendale firefighters in Arizona are teaching their residents the new chest compression only CPR we wrote about in a previous post. The Arizona Republic wrote about it today and it appears the turnout is huge. Their class is taught in about 2 hours which is about half the class time of a current full CPR class. Although the current American Heart Association and American Red Cross CPR curriculum doesn’t recognize this method (yet), we applaud any effort that empowers more people to save lives. New “Guidelines” here we come (although it could still be a few years away)!