Today, the Resuscitation Council UK released a shocking stat that 61% of people in Britain say they're not confident enough to use a defibrillator in an emergency.
In the case of a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), defibrillation within 3-5 minutes significantly increases the chances of someone surviving, people must be confident to act fast in this situation if we are to tackle the death rate.
In 2017, Benjamin Culff suffered a cardiac arrest at 17 years old. It took two defibrillator shocks to put Ben’s heart back into a stable rhythm, and thanks to the quick action from his colleagues and bystanders, Ben suffered no long-term brain damage from his cardiac arrest. Not everyone is this lucky.
Ben is now working with the world’s first portable defibrillator, CellAED to show the need for a transfer from public to private AED ownership with a small, easy to use device that people can be confident using in a case of emergency.
In addition to Ben, Dr Steven Brooks, Chief Emergency Physician, Resuscitation Scientist and Chief Medical Officer at Rapid Response Revival would be on hand to explain the urgent need for personally owned AED’s and how this will help people feel more confident and empowered.
Dr Brooks is among the world’s most strident advocates for better solutions to prevent sudden cardiac death. A prolific researcher into emergency response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Dr Brooks has joined Rapid Response Revival to lend his expertise and experience to aid adoption and ongoing development of the world’s first personal defibrillator, CellAED®. He recently unveiled the clinical evidence behind CellAED at this year’s Emergency Services Show.
There are 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) in the UK. CellAED looks to improve survival rates by making personal defibrillator ownership the norm. It has been designed for minimally trained people to be able to react quickly and confidently if they witness an SCA. Compared to conventional and public AEDs, CellAED is small, lightweight, affordable, and accessible.
Key stats and context
In 2017, Benjamin Culff suffered a cardiac arrest at 17 years old. It took two defibrillator shocks to put Ben’s heart back into a stable rhythm, and thanks to the quick action from his colleagues and bystanders, Ben suffered no long-term brain damage from his cardiac arrest. Not everyone is this lucky.
Ben is now working with the world’s first portable defibrillator, CellAED to show the need for a transfer from public to private AED ownership with a small, easy to use device that people can be confident using in a case of emergency.
In addition to Ben, Dr Steven Brooks, Chief Emergency Physician, Resuscitation Scientist and Chief Medical Officer at Rapid Response Revival would be on hand to explain the urgent need for personally owned AED’s and how this will help people feel more confident and empowered.
Dr Brooks is among the world’s most strident advocates for better solutions to prevent sudden cardiac death. A prolific researcher into emergency response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Dr Brooks has joined Rapid Response Revival to lend his expertise and experience to aid adoption and ongoing development of the world’s first personal defibrillator, CellAED®. He recently unveiled the clinical evidence behind CellAED at this year’s Emergency Services Show.
There are 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) in the UK. CellAED looks to improve survival rates by making personal defibrillator ownership the norm. It has been designed for minimally trained people to be able to react quickly and confidently if they witness an SCA. Compared to conventional and public AEDs, CellAED is small, lightweight, affordable, and accessible.
Key stats and context
- There are 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) in the UK – nearly 80% of these are in the home.
- The key to survival with sudden cardiac arrest is early intervention – for every minute without treatment, chances of surviving a cardiac arrest decrease by 10 per cent.
- In the UK, an average of 150 people a day die from out of hospital cardiac arrest – one person every ten minutes.
- Before now, sudden cardiac arrest survival (like Ben’s) relied on luck. CellAED’s technology takes luck out of the cardiac arrest survival equation, by getting AEDs closer to where most cardiac arrests happen – in the home.
- CellAED is a handheld, personal defibrillator, designed for minimally trained people to use at home, the workplace, and the community.
- CellAED signifies the most substantial leap in AED technology in decades, only needing half the energy used by conventional AEDs to deliver an effective shock.