Defibrillator insights

By law, every workplace in the UK must have a fire extinguisher; however, a defibrillator is not a legal requirement. Every year in the UK, there are over 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, 15% of which occur in the workplace. Despite this statistic, employers have no legal requirements to supply lifesaving defibrillators. What Is Sudden Cardiac … Continue reading “Workplace Cardiac Arrests”

When analysing the heart, the AED will be searching for four different rhythms. If it detects Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) or Ventricular Fibrillation (VF), the device will either instruct the user to shock or shock the patient itself (depending on if it is a semi or fully automatic device).