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Safety During Defibrillation with an AED

By Steroplast Healthcare , 12 Jan 2022

An AED delivers an electrical current to the heart in order to help its natural pacemaker start back up and begin the sinus rhythm (the normal heartbeat) when someone is in cardiac arrest. AED’s are usually extremely safe to use, having been designed to be handled by an untrained person in a stressful situation.

But there are a few important safety considerations when using a defibrillator, and knowing about these beforehand will assist significantly in a crisis situation where every second matters. In this article, we’ll look at some of the most common questions to do with safety during defibrillation, as well as some defibrillator maintenance advice.

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Workplace Defibrillators: Everything You Need to Know

By Steroplast Healthcare , 12 Jan 2022

Less than one in 10 people in the UK survive a cardiac arrest that occurs outside of a hospital. Because death can occur within minutes of cardiac arrest, many businesses have taken ownership of the responsibility to increase the number of AEDs available and make sure that they can provide critical support if cardiac arrest strikes.

If you are a business owner or manager and have decided to install a workplace AED, it’s one of the most responsible steps towards keeping your staff and customers safe. You never know when someone could go into cardiac arrest, and having an AED available could be life-saving.

If you’re still wondering ‘do I need a defibrillator at work?’ you’re in the right place. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about workplace AEDs.

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Where is my Nearest Defibrillator? Find a Defibrillator Near You

By Steroplast Healthcare , 11 Jan 2022

In the UK, there are more than 60,000 cardiac arrests that occur outside of a hospital each year. But the survival rate is very low at only one in 10 people. Many lives saved from cardiac arrest rely on one of the 10,000 public access defibrillators in the UK.

Ensuring members of the public have access to nearby defibrillators anywhere they go gives victims of cardiac arrest the best possible opportunity for survival.

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Defibrillator Position and Placement: How to Get it Right

By Steroplast Healthcare , 10 Jan 2022

Most AEDs are capable of detecting whether the pads are in the right position on the body. But when attending to someone in cardiac arrest, every second counts.

Earlier defibrillation increases survival rates, so knowing where to put a defibrillator on the chest will help you give someone else a better chance of resuscitation.

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What Are The Chances of Survival When Using a Defibrillator?

By Steroplast Healthcare , 6 Jan 2022

When someone goes into cardiac arrest, they could be past the point of no return in a matter of seconds. Using a defibrillator is the only way to offer someone the chance of survival, and the sooner one can be used the better.

The biggest advantage of using an automated external defibrillator is that you could save a life when someone has virtually no chance of survival by any other means. In this article, we’ll look at just how effective using a defibrillator is and what affects a person’s chance of survival from cardiac arrest.

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How Does a Defibrillator Work?

By Steroplast Healthcare , 6 Jan 2022

10.8% of people now survive when cardiac arrest strikes out of hospital, more than double the statistic from a decade ago. This is largely thanks to an increase in public access AEDs and bystanders stepping in to offer life-saving assistance.

A useful step in feeling comfortable using an AED is to understand exactly how it works and what it does. Find out in this article.

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Pet First Aid: A Guide to The Most Common Emergencies

By Steroplast Healthcare , 20 Dec 2021

Your pet might be counting on you for life-saving help if it gets injured. Each second counts when you’re faced with a pet emergency before you can get to a vet.

Use this guide to administer first aid for the most common pet emergencies.

The Essential Pet First Aid Kit Checklist

By Steroplast Healthcare , 17 Dec 2021

If your dog suffers a cut paw pad when you’re out in the countryside, or your cat comes home the loser of a battle you might need to step in with emergency pet first aid. Being able to dress a wound and stop bleeding, or help your pet if they are choking could be the difference between life and death.

Don’t wait until it’s too late to get a pet first aid kit. You’ll want to know you have everything you need if your pet requires medical attention and a trip to the vet is far away. In this article, we’ll go over an animal first aid kit list.

Nonin Pulse Oximeter: Troubleshooting Problems with Your Nonin 2500 PalmSAT

By Steroplast Healthcare , 16 Dec 2021

If your Nonin 2500 PalmSAT Pulse Oximeter doesn’t seem to be working properly you can’t be sure it is taking accurate readings. This could result in dangerously low blood oxygen saturation going undetected and wasted time when you should be seeking medical attention.

Before calling customer service to have your device repaired, check if the problem can be resolved using this chart.

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The Digital Pulse Oximeter: Uses

By Steroplast Healthcare , 16 Dec 2021

Using a pulse oximeter a healthcare professional can take a reading of a patient’s blood oxygen levels. This piece of equipment turns a critically important assessment into a swift, non-invasive procedure that can be handled by anyone—even staff with basic training, or none at all.

Digital pulse oximeters are used in a wide range of healthcare settings to monitor blood oxygen (SpO2) levels for even the slightest of changes that could indicate a warning sign that the patient needs medical attention.

In this article, we’ll cover some of the most common uses of a pulse oximeter.

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