defibs for GP's

"All practices should acquire an AED" states the UK Resuscitation Council Guidelines, cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidance for clinical practice and training in primary care.
 
All healthcare professionals should consider the use of an AED to be an integral component of basic life support.The UK Resuscitation Council recommend that "Early defibrillation should be available throughout all hospitals, outpatient medical facilities, and clinics"

Sudden cardiac arrest, particularly from coronary heart disease remains one of the commonest causes of death in the United Kingdom and many such deaths occur outside hospital. All health care professionals who work in the community may be required to resuscitate a victim of cardiopulmonary arrest.

Published evidence testifies to the effectiveness of resuscitation by general practitioners, the ambulance service and others who are equipped with defibrillators. Data held by the British Heart Foundation confirm the efficacy of resuscitation by general practitioners in this situation. When cardiac arrest complicates the early stages of acute myocardial infarction for example, a rhythm likely to respond to attempted defibrillation is present in 90% of patients. Approximately 60% of those who arrest at home (and 75% of those who arrest on surgery premises) subsequently survive to leave hospital after early defibrillation by their doctor.

At defibshop we can help you select the most appropriate defibrillator which meets your practice needs and if you already have one remember we have the widest range of batteries and electrode pads available for immediate delivery.