Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

Last year the Group decided to purchase an AED with funds made available by the State government . The AED  is now in the Mansfield Fire Station on the wall just near the Group Command Vehicle . If the Command Vehicle is going to an incident please take the AED with you . If you are unsure how it works attend a training session however you don't have to be trained to use it in an emergency but you will do a better job faster if you are trained .You can get an idea of what is involved by going to You Tube and viewing some of the clips . The clip above gives some idea of what you will encounter when and if you open the AED . It is  a Phillips FRx AED with Voice Prompts.ve .CPR must be commenced immediately if a sudden cardiac arrest occurs . A 000 call must also be made . Continue CPR while setting up the AED . The AED will not discharge a shock unless it is required . If help is not given to a cardiac arrest victim the mortality approaches 100 %