On 24th September 2013– I was invited to the Philips
Innovation Center In an initiative to spread awareness on managing Sudden
Cardiac Arrests (SCA) and thereby saving lives, a detailed demonstration of the
Automated External Defibrillator The initiative was part of “World Heart Day”
that is being celebrated Today i.e, 29th September.
A portable device,Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can be used to provide
defibrillation to save the life of a person who has suffered from a Sudden
Cardiac Arrest. As AEDs come with audio and visual instructions, they can be
used by anyone to save a life with the push of a button. The AED analyses the
heart rhythm of an individual and on detecting an abnormal rhythm, charges and
instructs the user to push the shock button. They are completely safe and there
is no risk of injury from an electrical shock.
To demonstrate the usage of
AEDs Philips invited Dr. Mabel Vasanaik, Consultant and Head – Adult
Emergency Department, Manipal Hospitals to its campus in Manyata Tech Park. Dr
Vasanaik addressed the attendees on Sudden Cardiac Arrests and the role of an
AED in managing them before actually demonstrating the usage of an AED.
Following the demonstration, Dr Vasanaik addressed queries from the attendees
on AEDs, why they are critical and how they should be used to save lives.
“There have been many
instances of deaths due to Sudden Cardiac Arrests (SCA) in Bangalore
city and across the nation in the past year alone.Our ambition is to educate
civilians on a simple procedure that would help you save another person’s life.
Using an AED within the first three to five minutes of a collapse can literally
be the difference between life and death for someone experiencing sudden
cardiac arrest. With this initiative we would like to encourage government
bodies and institutions to have the AED machines placed just like fire safety
devices or first-aid kits” said Mr. Srikanth Muthya, Director, Patient Care
& Clinical Infomatics, Philips Healthcare, India.
On the occasion of “World Heart Day” on September 29, 2013,
it is time to introspect on taking it upon ourselves to building awareness of
being part of a greater community that helps in saving lives.
About AED: The Automated External defibrillator (AED) by PIC
is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially
life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular
tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the
application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the
heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.
With simple audio and visual commands, AEDs are designed to
be simple to use for the layman, and the use of AEDs is taught in many first
aid, first responder, and basic life support (BLS) level cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) classes.
With simple audio and visual commands, AEDs are designed to
be simple to use for the layman, and the use of AEDs is taught in many first
aid, first responder, and basic life support (BLS) level cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) classes.
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