Latest outdoor AED is in a busy part of North Vancouver
The high-profile cardiac arrest of Damar Hamlin, a professional football player who collapsed during an NFL game last month and was hospitalized for nine days, has led to an increased public awareness of the possibility that anyone could experience the same thing.“If the people around you are prepared, you have a good chance and that’s what Mr. Hamlin has demonstrated,” said Dr.
“If we all put our heads together and we all commit to it … and defibrillators are in more places I firmly believe we can make a big difference .” “The person is basically going about their daily activities and all of a sudden something happens,” Christenson said. “And that’s a problem, the system has to respond quickly.Article contentAmbulances respond to about 8,000 cardiac arrests in B.C. each year.Photo by Jason PayneIt might be helpful at this point to mention how you would know if someone was experiencing cardiac arrest.
“That’s not normal and people would know that that’s not normal. So, not responding, not breathing normally, do CPR, that’s the simple way to think about it.”Article content
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