Across the country, 41 Australians die from a sudden cardiac arrest every single day. This is 41 families each day losing a loved one – it could be a mother, father, grandparent, daughter or son. 41 hearts, 41 tragedies every single day. And most of these deaths are completely preventable. If only an Automatic External […]
Join the Ambulance Victoria ‘Good Sam’ register. Ambulance Victoria is maintaining a register of defibrillators so their ‘Good Sam’ responders can access this life-saving device faster than waiting for an ambulance. Every minute that CPR and defibrillation are delayed reduces the person’s chance of survival by 10%. A fast response can make the difference between […]
Tom Petty – Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) The sad loss of Tom Petty yesterday, struck down by a sudden cardiac arrest. While the exact situation of what happened is not clear it highlights the shear randomness of SCA. Also reminds us that we need more access to Defibrillators / AED’s. A defibrillator is the only […]
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