EMT TRAINING

A defibrillator (below)is a machine used to shock a victim's heart and restore the hearts normal heartbeats. When a defibrillator is used it gets the heart beating gain, causing it to resume sending blood back throughout the body. According to the American Heart Association, 700 Americans die every day as the result of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Some people confuse SCA with a heart attack . They are by no means the same. With a heart attack, caused by blockage of the arteries, the victim feels sever chest pains but almost always remains conscious; however, SCA victims will always lose consciousness. Researchers state that SCA is the result of a "ventricular fibrillation" -- a quivering of the heart, which prevents the heart muscle from pumping blood to the body. To overcome this condition, the victim will need various forms of help in order to survive -- the most important of which may well be the assistance of a defibrillator. Each minute that passes without defibrillation decreases the victim's survival chances by 10 percent.

 

A defibrillator is a machine used to shock a victim's heart and restore the hearts normal heartbeats. When a defibrillator is used it gets the heart beating gain, causing it to resume sending blood back throughout the body.

According to the American Heart Association, 700 Americans die every day as the result of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Some people confuse SCA with a heart attack . They are by no means the same. With a heart attack, caused by blockage of the arteries, the victim feels sever chest pains but almost always remains conscious; however, SCA victims will always lose consciousness. Researchers state that SCA is the result of a "ventricular fibrillation" -- a quivering of the heart, which prevents the heart muscle from pumping blood to the body. To overcome this condition, the victim will need various forms of help in order to survive -- the most important of which may well be the assistance of a defibrillator. Each minute that passes without defibrillation decreases the victim's survival chances by 10 percent.