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Lifesaving Defibrillator Drone

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-10-29 13:46
    Most excellent! This could have saved James Bond some grief at Casino Royale.
  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2014-10-29 14:12
    Hm...

    What'll they do in bad weather?

    We have defibrilators in clearly marked cases hanging on the walls of big offices and shopping malls.
    (Stress is one of the main triggers... )
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2014-10-29 18:07
    Really a good idea. However, IMHO, with the price of defibrillators dramatically decreasing and still falling, I think they should be a requirement in every home just like Smoke and CO2 alarms. At a minimum they should be mandatory in all Office and Retail buildings. I see them more and more in my travels but not everywhere that they could be.
  • TorTor Posts: 2,010
    edited 2014-10-30 09:05
    Defibrillators need training to operate - we have one in the office. We need to renew the license every two years, we go though full training inluding CPR (without CPR defbrilliators are basically useless). But it's good to have them nearly everywhere - and even better to train everybody in CPR. Start with training children, they take to it very quickly and are not afraid.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2014-10-30 15:07
    The units that were rolled in our school (back in 2000) required very little training to use.

    We did a 30min "in service" on them. The unit would basically talk you through the steps to use it, then it was assess the patient to know if it needed to provide the lifesaving jolt.

    This over a decade ago. They should be almost idiot proof now..
  • TorTor Posts: 2,010
    edited 2014-10-31 02:35
    Jeff, that is true as far as the device itself is concerned - it talks to you. But you need to know that you must shave the chest, and a couple more preparations and security issues (including, obviously, where to place the pads. Which has nothing to do with what they do on TV shows, for most of those). The really important point though is that the defibrillator won't work unless you do CPR first. If the heart starts to swell with liquid then the defibrillator can't start the heart. If it swells too much (because you didn't start CPR soon enough) then even CPR won't work. The talking defibrillators will tell you when you should continue with CPR and when you should attempt a shock. This really needs practice. I have gone through this several times (every two years) and I'm really glad I get to do those repeats.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-10-31 08:17
    Tor wrote: »
    Defibrillators need training to operate ...

    I'm sure that's the case. Done incorrectly, isn't a defibrillator pretty much like a taser? One saves, one stuns. The devil's in the details.
  • TorTor Posts: 2,010
    edited 2014-10-31 09:45
    Well, during training, an essential part is to learn to get people away when shocking.. it's not only painful but can stop a heart as well.
  • CuriousOneCuriousOne Posts: 931
    edited 2014-10-31 11:12
    Defibrilator is always a good source for photo-flash capacitors, hv transformers and other goodies. I'm always open to visit surplus medical equipment sales and get em' cheap :)
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