Life Saver Day: How to use a defibrillator in an emergency? - Walla! health

2023-02-21T08:49:20.152Z

What do you do when you see a person collapse in the middle of the street? On the occasion of defibrillator day, a doctor explains how to activate this life-saving device

Avshalom Kor MDA defibrillator (PR)

Everyone can save a life.

Yes, even without medical knowledge or experience and without professional training.

They are able, at any given moment, to turn a tragedy into a miracle and make a family smile - a moment after they almost parted with their loved one.

The tool at your disposal in the public space that separates disaster from joy is one - the shock device, or defibrillator.

In recent years, Magen David Adom has placed thousands of devices nationwide in a variety of central locations, in order to make the device accessible to the public in times of emergency.

In addition, in cooperation with the Lottery, approximately 600 machines were placed at the Lottery booths in the heart of the cities in Israel, these devices are available even when the booth is closed.

These are smart stations that are connected to Magen David Adom's 101 emergency hotline and can be controlled and opened remotely in case of an emergency.

What do you do when you see a person who has collapsed in the street?

First of all, keep your cool, speed of response and quick dialing of Magen David Adom's 101 hotline are the best tools for saving human lives.

Cardiac arrest outside the walls of a hospital often occurs without any warning signs.

It can happen to anyone, anywhere.

And this is where the average citizen comes into the picture.

The chance of saving the patient increases immeasurably if those around him recognize the emergency and start resuscitation without delay.

In such a case, resuscitation must be started without delay, at the same time as the intensive care unit is launched and a connection is made that allows the delivery of an electric shock that may activate the heart muscle.

For this purpose, you must quickly call MDA's 101 hotline and report the incident and its location. At the hotline, a medic or paramedic with operational experience will accompany you by phone and guide you, step by step, on how to act in the field until the ambulance arrives. Within seconds, volunteer medics who are near the scene will also leave The event will be triggered by the system.

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No prior medical knowledge is required.

Defibrillator (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The following action, as we mentioned here, is fundamental and vital to saving lives.

At the MDA center, you will be asked to come to the public defibrillator device near you. The defibrillator at the center will open the defibrillator cabinet by remote control. Upon bringing the device, the medic will assist with the instructions for connecting the patient and providing an electric shock if necessary. No prior medical knowledge is necessary. The defibrillator device is automatic and knows how to

diagnose Precisely a condition that requires the administration of an electric shock, so there is no fear of harming the patient. Just follow the device's instructions, accompanied by the MDA center, until the team arrives at the scene.

This while continuing rapid heart massages on the patient's chest without a break.

Today (Tuesday) Israel celebrates defibrillator day, as part of which the lottery, Magen David Adom, the local government center and the "Where are the pages?" application are held.
A national awareness project under the title "Pay attention".
The project will focus on information about saving lives through the use of a defibrillator, and as part of it, hundreds of training stations will be deployed throughout the country and practice life-saving scenarios in the event of a cardiac arrest.
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Dr. Raphael Strugo is the VP of Medicine at Magan David Adom