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Life Saving Technology
The
Fair Haven First Aid Squad is pleased to announce the acquisition
of a new life saving device to serve its Borough residents. With
the generous donations generated from our annual fund drive, the
Squad has purchased AutoPulse, the most advanced piece of equipment
used on patients that are in cardiac arrest.
AutoPulse
- automated CPRAutoPulse is designed to help with C.P.R. AutoPulse
will do perfect CPR compressions on each individual patient. The
depth and rate are exactly what the American Heart Association recommends
for cardiac arrest patients. Fatigue will no longer be a factor,
as AutoPulse will do all the compressions for medics working on
a code patient. The AutoPulse looks much like a small backboard.
The patient’s upper torso fits onto the board and then a 4-inch
strap is placed onto the patient’s chest. The strap is then fitted
to the patient and is sized to fit that particular patient for the
proper depth and placement. With each compression, there is a better
pulse created than what is done by hand placement. There is an increase
in blood flow, which means that drugs that are given to a patient
have a better chance of reaching their target organs and tissues.
AutoPulse
has shown an increase in the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients
by as much as 26%.
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