Re: Question re defibrillator | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharon![]() |
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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:13:31 -0700 (PDT) |
We had an interesting discussion about AED's. Someone proposed we get one for the common house, but then one of our residents that is a nurse spoke against it. She said she would personally not feel comfortable using an AED on one of her neighbors, even though she is more than qualified as a nurse to do so. We had a similar conversation. One argument was that the user of defibrillators was said to be only effective if used within 5 minutes. The chance of someone having a heart incident in the CH and someone being present who remembered where the defibrillator was and how to use it was slim. No one spends enough time in CH to calculate the odds. And most units are too far from the CH to get there, open the door, race inside to retreive it, and race back home within 5 minutes. Possibly but people usually hesitate before taking action. It made more sense to have it stored in a unit in which a member was in danger of a heart attack. Then group that wanted it also investigated maintenance and found it was too complicated to ensure a working device on a regular basis. There is more in the archives — the last time we discussed this there were some communities who had them. Sharon Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
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