Sudden Cardiac Arrests (SCA) are prevalent in the United States. Everywhere in the country reports of people suffering from the condition are being recounted on a regular basis. The sad truth about it is that anyone is susceptible to becoming a victim, young or old. A released statistic showed that around 350,000 fatalities in the US are determined to have actually resulted from sudden cardiac arrest. With this fact, the importance of learning the administration of CPR and defibrillation is established. To boot, time is also of sheer value in applying these life-saving techniques.
AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) have been made available in response to the regulation of having Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) in workplaces and other establishments. At such, establishments not only buy the devices, but they also implement an AED program which seeks to ensure the well-being of both their customers and employees.
Currently, most people are aware of what an AED program is, thanks to the extensive efforts of non-government organizations who seek the betterment of health in the country. As it cannot be helped that many people are prone to suffering sudden cardiac arrest due to unfitting lifestyle choices, the next best thing to do is to set an effective remedy. Some states have laws that actually reinforce places such as schools, hotels and other establishment to have a systematic AED program. However, due to the frequency of SCA incidents and the great danger that it imposes, more and more people have willingly their respective AED programs to avoid unnecessary casualties. As a matter of fact, even for some residential areas, it has become a thing to be equipped with an AED program.
Across the United States, training programs for the proper handling of AED devices and SCA situations are being offered by several health organizations. They impart that it makes a major difference to administer help to an SCA victim through the use an AED rather than to just wait for a medical team to respond at the scene. At each minute that passes without defibrillation being administered, the survival rate of the victim greatly decreases. The use of CPR only raises the survival rate at about 5%. On the other hand, once a trained individual is able to make the rescue quickly with an AED, the chance of the victim getting revived climbs up to 75%. At that, it is shown that AED programs require more than the purchase of the device, but also the training of several individuals that might soon save the lives of others.
The set principles of corporate social responsibility have evolved since the realization of the great need for AED programs. AED program training has been added as a major prerequisite in terms of the standards of care. The truth is that in some states, not having AEDs and a program for it can become a verification of an establishment’s negligence. In contrast, a company that has on-site AED gets to have a decrease in liability and insurance premiums.
