5 star Fitness on Tuesday!!!
SHSM Training and Certifications this week. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY
This week you will be Certified by the Canadian Red Cross in Standard First Aid, CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator)
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient,[1] 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.
Reference:
Kerber, Richard E; Becker, Lance B; Bourland, Joseph D; Cummins, Richard O; Hallstrom, Alfred P; Michos, Mary B; Nichol, Graham; Ornato, Joseph P; Thies, William H; White, Roger D; Zuckerman, Bram D (March 18, 1997). "Automatic External Defibrillators for Public Access Defibrillation". Circulation (American Heart Association) 95 (1677–1682): 1677–82. PMID 9118556. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/95/6/1677. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
Below is an article on the importance of having AED's accessible for all.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20121118/LIFESTYLE/121119540
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