by Royal Ginger »
12 Jun 2021 23:14
John Madejski's Wallet Royal Ginger Defibrillators save lives. Way more than all of the other crap in first aid kits that businesses are forced to have. They should be mandatory for any site with x number of staff.
But are people in the company allowed to use them? Not sure the first aiders on our site are allowed.
I was told by the some of the site medics that CPR is a bit pointless on a percentage basis. If someone needs CPR heavy chances are the outcome is a bad one
CPR is mostly pointless on it’s own for tachycardia and fibrillation but adding a swiftly fetched defibrillator ups chances several times over.
You don’t need ANY training at all to use a defibrillator these days. Obviously it speeds up and helps if you know how it works but anyone can do it. If you are near a community defibrillator or even a registered one in a business 999 operators will direct you to one and get you to crack on. The machines are completely automated and won’t let you shock if it’s not appropriate or if someone is touching the patient.
I’ve been banging this drum at my work for a while and the three we own across two sites have saved two lives since we got them in 2016.
They should be as standard as fire extinguishers, seat belts and airbags. I truly believe that.