Defibrillator is used for defibrillation

Heart disease is the second killer in Hong Kong with about nine lives lost daily as a result of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Coronary heart disease is the commonest among the various types of heart disease. 50% of heart attack victims die before their arrival in the hospital. The leading cause of their death is due to the lethal chaotic non-coordinating cardiac rhythm “Ventricular fibrillation VF”. Electrical Defibrillation is the only known effective therapy for VF. The situation in Hong Kong is:

* The ambulance crews usually arrive at sense at around 10mins after initiation.
* As a result, the chance of successful resuscitation is compromised secondary to delay electrical defibrillation. The way to improve the situation is help by Automated External Defibrillator.
* Currently a new generation of defibrillator called Automated External Defibrillator (AED) gives us a solution.
* It is safe, effective, easy to use, light weight, low maintenance and inexpensive.