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workingEDGE January 2016 | 25 Working Edge Defibrillators - saving lifes at the touch of a button. LOVE YOUR HEART.. Sudden cardiac arrest is the number one cause of dea th in the world. It claims 274 lives in the UK every day and over 700 ,000 lives in Europe every year. What might surprise you is tha t 13% of workplace fatalities result from sudden cardiac arrest. So if one of your colleagues at work had a heart attack, what would you do? The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) recom mends defibrillation within 3 to 5 minutes to save lives but em ergency response teams take, on average, 11 minutes to deliver a shock. A defibrillator, located on your premises, can increase surv ival rates from sudden cardiac arrest by up 75% if shocks are adm inistered quickly and could be the difference between life and dea th. Defibrillators have hit the news recently with the Depa rtment of Education encouraging all schools to have one on their premises and the ITV campaign ‘Heels for Hearts’ but has your business taken notice? Whilst they might come with a ‘fea r factor’, defibrillators are actually simple to use. Minimal training is required as it will guide you, step-by-step, through the shock and CPR process. With calming voice instructions (and some ha ve video screens), the defibrillator is intuitive and will tell you when a shock is required by simply pressing a button. They are mainten ancefree and self test to make sure they always work when require d. Prices range from £800 - £2000 but can you rea lly put a price on saving a life? You can find out more by visiting www.wallacecameron.com/defibrillators 13%OF WORKPLACE FATALITIES RESULT FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.