The Answer to CPR Anxieties

Dealing with emergencies can be quite stressful, but the rescuer must be in complete focus. Using a defibrillator should help you save a life, not get in your way. I found it hard to believe when Phillips introduced a home defibrillator that is “easy to use” but when we examined the HeartStart FRx Defibrillator we discovered that saving a life can be very simple.

This AED delivers a highly effective defibrillation shock that is also gentle to the heart. SMART Analysis is a proven Philips technology for heart rhythm assessment. SMART ensures that FRx Defibrillator only shocks when it should. SMART Analysis automatically assesses the victim’s heart rhythm and is designed not to deliver a shock unless the rhythm is determined to be shockable — even if the shock button is pressed.

The AED also guides rescuers through CPR, easily activated by pressing the blue button. The AED features a built in voice prompts clearly instruct you during use which makes this a handy AED around the house or office. A defibrillator that can help you save a life, in those crucial minuets before the ambulance arrives



The Philips HeartStart FRx Defibrillator is available at www.dixieEMS.com with all your emergency medical needs. Read More!

Save a Life: Learn Basic CPR

It’s not enough to look briefly at the CPR poster at your local burger joint. When the crucial time comes, you should be prepared and at have the basic knowledge – which can help you save a life! CPR - Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation - is a basic manual method to keep the heart pumping in an emergency situation.

CPR should be preformed when a victim is unconscious and doesn’t have a pulse, or does not breathe. Before you start, make sure that someone calls 911. If you are alone and the victim is an adult, call 911 first. If it is a child, you should perform CPR for two minutes and call the emergency services. In most cases, a 911 representative can help you with CPR instructions.

In order to clear the victim’s airway, tilt the head back. Pinch the victim’s nose and make sure no air will escape during the procedure.

Using a CPR kit mask, cover the victims mouth with yours and breathe twice, making sure that the chest is rising. Each breathe should be approximately one second.

If the patient does not respond to the artificial breathing and the chest does not rise, place both your hands over the victim’s chest, when the middle fingers are inline with the nipples. Push down fast, at a rate of 100 beats/minute for 30 times, and repeat the artificial breathing. Continue with two breathes and 30 pumps until the victim starts to breath and help arrives.

If the victim is a child use one hand and only two fingers if performing CPR on an infant.

Keeping a CPR kit is always important. An Ambu Res-Cue Key CPR Face Shield for example is an easy to use and inexpensive CPR barrier with a one-way valve that prevents direct contact with the patients mouth, nose, and face. Visit www.dixieems.com for all of your EMS medical supplies and emergency preparedness requirements.

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