| The automated external defibrillator is,
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| | into a regular, synchronous beating
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| amazingly, still a device that is not
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| | activity.A defibrillator, until the
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| commonly known about. I say amazingly,
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| | mid-80s, would only have been found in
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| because the ailment it treats is one of
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| | medical facilities and medical emergency
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| the most insidious killers in the US
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| | vehicles. They tended to be cumbersome,
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| today. That is, sudden cardiac
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| | technical to operate, and could be a
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| arrest.Heart disease comes in many forms,
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| | danger to the operator if not used
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| some brought on by bad living habits -
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| | correctly.Enter the automated external
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| such as eating too much fried or fatty
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| | defibrillatorThe newest versions of these
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| food, smoking, excessive alcohol
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| | machines are small (about the size of a
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| consumption, etc. Other forms of heart
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| | baseball mitt), so easy to operate a
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| disease are congenital, meaning they are
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| | child could use one, and safe for the
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| present at birth. And still others, to
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| | operator. Great technological strides
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| this day are still unresolved as to their
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| | indeed have been made in recent years,
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| cause.There is however, one ailment of
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| | resulting in external automated
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| the heart, above all others in its impact
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| | defibrillators that can be used in the
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| on life. That ailment, is sudden cardiac
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| | home, in the office, and in public
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| arrest. It claims over 250,000 American
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| | gathering places such as stadiums,
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| lives a year, and given the current
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| | churches, sports arenas, etc.For people
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| eating habits in the US, looks only to
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| | who have known heart conditions, these
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| get worse. I say that because our eating
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| | are the best thing to come along since
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| habits now tend to produce or accelerate
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| | the invention of the wheel. They can
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| heart disease.Although sudden cardiac
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| | allow them mobility with safety, and
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| arrest can claim the life of anyone,
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| | assurance in the knowledge that if
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| young or old, sick or seemingly well, it
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| | cardiac arrest strikes, there is a
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| is much more prevalent among people who
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| | machine at their side that any bystander
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| already suffer one or more of the heart
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| | or family member could use to save their
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| diseases mentioned above.Sudden cardiac
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| | life.As you can probably tell by now,
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| arrest, in its basic definition, is
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| | automated external defibrillators need to
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| simply the cessation of regular heart
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| | be in more homes, offices, and public
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| activity in an individual, suddenly and
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| | gathering places than they currently are.
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| unexpectedly. Its triggers can vary --
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| | To do this more public awareness is
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| from sudden, blunt impact to the chest
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| | needed about the automated external
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| area (as in the case of a baseball player
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| | defibrillator. They are actually the
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| being hit in the chest by a baseball
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| | greatest insurance policy someone with
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| traveling at 90 mph), to clogged
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| | heart disease (or even without) could
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| arteries, as in the case of heart attack
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| | have against this insidious killer.We can
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| sufferers. The outcome, however, is
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| | reduce unnecessary deaths from SCA
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| about 95% of the time, unchanging. Death
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| | dramatically if more people have
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| of the victim.This inevitability is due
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| | available to them an automated external
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| to the speed with which a victim dies.
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| | defibrillator, and if more public
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| It is less time than would normally take
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| | officials are made aware of the need for
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| a medical crew to arrive at the scene.
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| | automated external defibrillators in
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| If the victim is without a heartbeat for
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| | schools, colleges, and universities.If
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| more than approximately 4 to 6 minutes,
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| | you can see the urgency and need, why not
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| brain and body death begin. Between 6
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| | forward this e-mail to your congressmen
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| and 10 minutes and you may as well read
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| | or congresswoman, and your friends and
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| the last rites.If a defibrillator is
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| | family.It is still true that an ounce of
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| used, survival rates increased
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| | prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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| dramatically (up to around 75%).What is
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| | Having an automated external
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| an automated external defibrillator?The
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| | defibrillator available for use in a
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| automated external defibrillator is a
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| | cardiac emergency is like having a pound
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| machine that is easily portable and able
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| | of prevention and a ton of cure. That
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| to administer an electrical shock to the
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| | might be something to strive for.
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| heart muscle, basically kicking it back
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