March 23, 2022

Technology that is 10 years ahead of the rest - Why you need an AED

Why you need an AED?

Every 20 minutes some one in Australia dies of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
Why calling an Ambulance is not enough
For every minute of delay in Sudden Cardiac Arrest, there is a 10% decrease in chance of survival

Why specially a HeartSine Samaritan 500P?

Without a HeartSine Samaritan 500P in particular, your AED could leave you vulnerable in terms of one of the important links in the Chain of Survival – CPR.
The HeartSine Samaritan 500P in the ONLY device that can ensure that your compressions are in fact effective - and specific to each individual victim too.
All other AED devices can not provide victim specific information
There is a vast difference of required pressure between victims (between 10kg pressure and 70kg pressure for adults), which is the downfall of older technology.

How does it do this?

Using patented ICG technology which has been clinically tested in 180 real life cardiac arrests with 95% correlation to good compressions.

Is there any other AED that can offer equivalent technology?

Despite disguised claims, no. There is no substitute for this life-saving technology.

Why are good compressions so important?

The brain and other organs desperately need oxygen to function. Blood carries the oxygen to these organs. Once the heart has stopped, you have to manually get it pumping
Inadequate chest compressions simply do not succeed in distributing the blood through to the tiny blood vessels in these organs

I thought a defibrillator got the heart going again?

A defibrillator is one of the 4 links in the chain of survival. For example after the first shock is given, you administer 2 minutes of CPR before delivering another shock if the heart beat has not returned
Or, if the defibrillator does not shock the victim (a non-shockable rhythm) good compressions may maintain the victim for longer, possibly until emergency services arrive.