Early defibrillation can more than double a person’s chances of surviving an out of hospital cardiac arrest – but many defibrillators never get used because emergency services don’t know where they are or how to access them. With more than 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK, it’s crucial everyone who maintains a defibrillator registers their device on The Circuit to help save more lives. https://bit.ly/3lUNCma | British Heart Foundation

Demonstration on how to perform defibrillation | Anesthesia

Cardioversion vs. defibrillation: know the difference! Both involve delivering an electric shock, but their purpose, mode, and indications vary significantly. 🫀 Cardioversion: For arrhythmias with a pulse (think afib, aflutter) - the electric shock is delivered on the R wave to disrupt the cardiac cycle and reset the SA node 🫀 Defibrillation: For arrhythmias without a pulse (like v-fib) - the electric shock is delivered at any point in the cardiac cycle Save this for your nursing school and NC

Early CPR and defibrillation can significantly increase someone's chances of surviving a cardiac arrest. Watch our Defib Dani animation to see how easy public access defibs are to use! | Resuscitation Council UK

Combined with CPR, defibrillation within 3-5 minutes of cardiac arrest can significantly increase the chance of survival. Defib Dani walks you through the steps of what to do when someone suffers a cardiac arrest, giving you the confidence to give them their best chance. Visit our website to watch the full video and learn more: https://www.resus.org.uk/public-resource/defibrillation/defib-dani | Resuscitation Council UK