Community defibrillators (AEDs)
There are FOUR community AED's in MacMasters Beach for you to use in an emergency.
Here's where you can find them.
Here's where you can find them.
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Surf Club
Outside near the ramp at the end of Marine Pde |
Progress Hall deck
Cnr Tudibaring Pde and Three Points Ave |
Rural Fire Brigade driveway
Top of the hill on Scenic Rd, near Ocean Dr |
The Coffee Shack car park
675 The Scenic Road |
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When should I use an AED? AEDs are used to revive someone from a SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. This is when the heart suddenly stops beating properly. A common form is a disruption in the heart’s electrical rhythm that causes a rapid and IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT or a DANGEROUSLY FAST HEARTBEAT. When this occurs, the heart can’t pump blood effectively. An AED is required to restart the heart or shock it back into its normal rhythm. An AED must only be used on a person who is unresponsive and not breathing normally. 5 things to know as advised by the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Can I do harm if I use an AED on someone who doesn’t need it? NO! If you apply the pads to someone who does not need defibrillating, THE UNIT WILL NOT WORK. So you cannot do them any harm. |
GoodSAM-
a system of volunteers who can help keep them alive while the paramedics arrive Did you know that if you call 000 and it's ascertained the emergency is a cardiac arrest, a Good Samaritan may come to your help while waiting for the ambulance? There are over 9000 individuals who are trained in CPR and AED use around Australia who have registered with their state ambulance service as Good Samaritans. The system is known as GoodSAM . They get a message that there is an emergency nearby, and if they can, they attend to provide CPR and/or an AED, until the ambulance arrives to take over. This is a volunteer arragement, but you still need to try to fetch an AED and apply CPR as the availability of a GoodSAM is not guaranteed. If you are CPR and AED trained, you may want to register as a volunteer with GoodSAM. Check out this link for information and registration. |
Each of the community AEDs is monitored monthly by volunteers to ensure they are functional and accessible.
If you see that an AED is missing or is vandalised, please email us and tell us which one is not functional and we'll pass that information on to the relevant person.
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If you see that an AED is missing or is vandalised, please email us and tell us which one is not functional and we'll pass that information on to the relevant person.
[email protected]
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