Shopping Cart Items in Cart
0

Welsh Man Saved by AED

Posted by Valarie Brehm on 10/26/2010 to Lives Saved By AEDs
An 80-year-old man is alive today thanks to a well-placed AED and the quick response of the trained worker of the local shopping centre where the incident took place. The victim stopped breathing and collapsed outside of a vineyard shop in Haverfordwest, Wales, suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. With the save, Welsh officials and rescue personnel are taking the incident to express the importance of AED placement and training.

The Welsh Assembly provided the AED to the Haverfordwest community in 2006, in conjunction with the Health Commission Wales and the Welsh Ambulance Service. Mike Davies, the man responsible for reviving the victim, was trained by the Welsh Ambulance Service.

"Having defibrillators to hand where people are likely to collapse or where large crowds gather is crucial," said Claire O'Neill, the Community Resuscitation Manager at the British Heart Foundation. "Many more people can be resuscitated successfully if defibrillation is given within around four minutes of someone collapsing."

"We pioneered the placement of defibrillators in the community and training local people how to use them and we know our efforts have already saved hundreds of lives," continued O'Neill.

"Hopefully it will be the last time I'll use it," said Davies, who went back to work as usual after the save. "It was a case of just do it. It was surreal, yes, but it had to be done. It did take a bit of time to sink in. I put the machine on and let the machine do it. The adrenaline was pumping and you do what you can."

We congratulate Mike Davies for his bravery and recent save; we wish the speediest of recoveries for the 80-year-old victim and wish him and his family all of our best; and lastly, we congratulate the Health Commission Wales and Welsh Ambulance Service for their efforts in providing their communities the best in safety and preparedness.

To read the full story, click here.

 Lives Saved By AEDs
 Frequently Asked Questions
 AED Laws + Codes
 The Importance of AEDs
 AED News

 St. Patty's Day: Alcohol And The Heart
 5 Heart Health Myths That Are Just That
 The Five Most Important Places To Have AEDs
 The Effects Of Yoga On Heart Health
 How To Get Your Health Back on Track After the Holidays

 March 2016
 February 2016
 January 2016
 December 2015
 November 2015
 October 2015
 September 2015
 August 2015
 July 2015
 June 2015
 May 2015
 April 2015
 March 2015
 February 2015
 January 2015
 December 2014
 November 2014
 October 2014
 September 2014
 August 2014
 July 2014
 June 2014
 May 2014
 April 2014
 March 2014
 February 2014
 January 2014
 December 2013
 November 2013
 October 2013
 September 2013
 February 2012
 February 2011
 December 2010
 November 2010
 October 2010
aed coupon

google_plus_iconyoutube icon
free shipping


aed guarantee and warranty

aed purchase order

AED price quote
FDA Approved AEDs

Mailing List