defibshop
Manchester
Defibshop was born in 2005. At this point people really did not know what a
defibrillator was, despite it being common place in countries like America. If
it was going to happen here in the UK we’d need to educate people about what an
AED was, when they should be used, how important they were in the event of a
sudden cardiac arrest, the impact of using one to the casualty and how easy they
are to use whether you are trained or not. For many years it has been an uphill
struggle to educate people about defibrillators. Common objections include “Is
it law to have one?” and “we’ve never needed one so far so why should I buy
one?”, but, after years of education in the importance of early CPR and
defibrillation in the event of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), some changes in
legislation, high profile incidents and saves by defibs such as Fabrice Muamba
in 2012 and Christian Erikson in 2021, as well as the introduction of
defibrillator training within workplace first aid courses, these units are now a
natural extension of first aid provision. Today we have a highly knowledgeable
team working to ensure the correct defibrillator is placed in the correct
environment. All defibs deliver a shock of course, but it is important to take
the environment into account as models vary and offer different functions. We
have also been working with the British Heart Foundation to promote The Circuit,
the UK’s national defibrillator network that is linked directly to the 999
ambulance response service and enables the operator to send a caller to the
nearest available registered defibrillator, so potentially saving valuable
minutes and saving more lives. Please register your unit if you have not done so
already. We continue to put pressure on the Government to pass the proposed
Automated External Defibrillator Public Access Bill to legislate defibrillators
that are accessible to all in public places. Without this, people are going to
continue to die from sudden cardiac arrest because there wasn’t a unit close
enough to hand. That could happen to any one of us. After you've purchased your
life-saving AED, our commitment doesn't end there. As part of our FREE pad and
battery reminder service, we will contact you when your consumables are due to
expire, so you have plenty of time to replace them and ensure your device is
always ready for use.
