ANGLESEA Lions Club and the Bendigo Community Bank Anglesea have combined to make Anglesea and Aireys Inlet a safer place for those who may suffer a cardiac arrest over the coming holiday season.<\/p>\n
Defibrillators have been purchased, at a cost of over $8,000, for placement in the towns.<\/p>\n
The defibrillators, (also known as AEDs \u2013 automated external defibrillators), have been placed on the outside walls at locations in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet as follows.<\/p>\n
Aireys Inlet
\n\u2022 Strapper Surf, 83 Great Ocean Road Anglesea
\n\u2022 Go Ride A Wave, 143 B Great Ocean Road,
\n\u2022 Anglesea Pizza & Pasta Shop, 1\/63 Great Ocean Road
\n\u2022 Anglesea Motor Yacht Club, at Point Roadknight
\n\u2022 Bendigo Community Bank at 97 Great Ocean Road<\/p>\n
There are now two AEDs available at either end of the main shopping centre in Anglesea.<\/p>\n
In addition, the Anglesea Lions Club has a portable defibrillator to be used at various functions such as the Xmas Carols, Australia Day celebrations and other events the Lions are involved in throughout the year.<\/p>\n
The devices are easy to use and give instructions on their use once they are activated.<\/p>\n
Information from Ambulance Victoria shows that over 6,000 Victorians a year suffer a cardiac arrest away from hospital.<\/p>\n
The time between someone collapsing from cardiac arrest and paramedics arriving is critical.<\/p>\n
When a defibrillator is used before an ambulance arrives the chance of survival almost doubles.<\/p>\n
Ambulance Victoria is also introducing lifesaving technology, known as \u201cGOODSAM\u201d, to ensure that people having a cardiac arrest can receive life-saving help from a trusted responder in the critical minutes before paramedics arrive.<\/p>\n
It is a smartphone app that alerts the trusted responders when a triple zero (000) call is made.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrusted Responders\u201d will include off-duty paramedics, medical professionals and other emergency responders as well as members of the public with appropriate first aid training.<\/p>\n
At the same time as an ambulance is despatched as a result of the call, any trusted responder in the vicinity receives the information as to the location of the patient and is sent immediately to provide CPR.<\/p>\n
Allied with this is a register of the location of all defibrillators so that the trusted responder can use it in an emergency while awaiting the arrival of the ambulance.<\/p>\n
The defibrillators provided by the Anglesea Lions and Bendigo Community Bank will be registered so they can be part of the \u201cGOODSAM\u201d project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ANGLESEA Lions Club and the Bendigo Community Bank Anglesea have combined to make Anglesea and Aireys Inlet a safer place for those who may suffer a cardiac arrest over the coming holiday season. Defibrillators have been purchased, at a cost of over $8,000, for placement in the towns. The defibrillators, (also known as AEDs \u2013 […]<\/p>\n