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We now have two locations to serve you in Florida! West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale.
Location # 1 West Palm Beach area:
Foundation Chiropractic Center
1395 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
This WPB office is located inside Foundation Chiropractic Center. This is on the west side of the road at the cross section of Military Trail and Cherry Road. We are located directly across from the Wendy’s. Our location is 1/4 mile south of Okeechobee Boulevard.
Location # 2 Fort Lauderdale Area:
Coral Springs Fire Academy
4180 NW 120 Ave
Coral Springs, FL 33065
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May 17, 2009 by cprclassesfloridaIf you are not comfortable breathing into someone’s mouth, or see blood or forget how…you can at least call 911 and start chest compressions. You can not get a disease from pushing on someone’s chest. If you think they are not breathing and have no circulation, push down hard with 2 hands in the center of the chest 2 inches 30 times. Rest for a few seconds and repeat over and over until help arrives or someone with more training or an aed arrives. Learn more from our West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale locations at 
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December 22, 2008 by cprclassesflorida
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest & Early Defibrillation
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which suddenly and unexpectedly the heart stops beating due to a malfunction in the heart’s electrical system. The malfunction that causes SCA is a life-threatening abnormal rhythm, or arrhythmia. The most common arrhythmia is ventricular fibrillation (VF). When in VF, the heart’s rhythm is so chaotic (called “fibrillating”) that the heart merely quivers, and is unable to pump blood to the body and brain. Once a heart has entered VF, sudden cardiac arrest occurs. A victim in SCA first loses his or her pulse, then consciousness, and finally the ability to breathe. But all of this happens quickly – in a matter of seconds. Without immediate treatment from a defibrillator, 90-95 percent of SCA victims will die.
The only effective treatment for SCA is to deliver an electrical shock using a device called a defibrillator (to de-fibrillate the heart), which stops the chaotic rhythm of a heart in VF, giving it the chance to restart beating with a normal rhythm.
Statistics and Advisory Statements:
- The American Heart Association (AHA) states that 250,000 Americans die each year from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), 7000 are children.
- When SCA occurs, the AHA recommends defibrillation occurs within 3-5 minutes, or sooner. On average, EMS teams take 6-12 minutes to arrive.
- Survival rates drop 10% as each minute passes without defibrillation. While the national SCA survival rate is 5-10%, studies have shown that defibrillation given within 3 minutes raises the survival rate to 74%. Timing is everything.
- An Advisory Statement from the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Task Force (PALS), International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR): Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) may be used for children 1 to 8 years of age who have no signs of circulation.
Automated External Defibrillator (AED):
An AED is a small, portable device that analyzes the heart’s rhythm and prompts the user to deliver a defibrillation shock if it determines one is needed. Once turned on, the AED guides the user through each step of the defibrillation process by providing voice and/or visual prompts. AEDs are specially designed for easy use by a “first responder”, who would be the first person to typically arrive on the scene of a medical emergency. A first responder can be an emergency medical services worker, a firefighter or police officer, or it can be a layperson with minimal AED training.
How does an AED work?
Once an AED is turned on, it provides prompts to guide the user through the process. One of the first prompts instructs the user to connect the AED to the victim via the adhesive electrodes (pads) placed on the chest. The AED then analyzes the victim’s heart rhythm through the electrodes using a built-in computer program. It then determines if a shock is “needed” or “necessary.” More specifically:
- The electrodes (pads) placed on the victim’s body send the heart rhythm information (ECGs) to the AED.
- The AED “reads” short segments of the heart’s rhythm. It checks characteristics such as frequency, shape, slope, amplitude and heart rate.
- Based on these characteristics, the AED determines whether or not a shock is needed and activates the appropriate user prompts.
If a shock is needed, the AED will prompt the user to press the button that delivers the shock (Some AEDs automatically deliver the shock). The responder will then be prompted to administer CPR for 5 “cycles” or approximately 2 minutes. The AED will then re-analyze the heart rhythm to determine if more shocks are needed.
Keep the blood flowing. All SCA victims need CPR to keep blood flowing through their bodies. The Zoll AEDs offered by AED Perfection (unlike all competitors) provide full support for every step of the rescue, including instant feedback on CPR compressions.
Restore the heart’s rhythm. CPR alone is not enough–a rescuer must also restore the heart’s normal rhythm. This is where an AED comes in. AEDs analyze the heart’s rhythm and–only if necessary–allow the rescuer to deliver an electrical charge that can help regain a normal heart rhythm.
Every minute counts. Even the fastest ambulance response rates in the U.S. are not sufficient to give most SCA victims a fighting chance–unless an AED is readily available. Victims’ survival chances drop by 10% for every minute that passes, while an AED can increase survival chances from 5% to as high as 75%.
Virtually anyone can be a rescuer. AEDs offered by AED Perfection are so easy to use that rescuers only need simple training. The Zoll products we carry offer instant feedback and multiple reminders on every step of the process: focus on the rescue rather than trying to remember your training.
AEDOFFICE.COM completes a critical life-saving link. By maintaining an AED in your business or home, you give victims of SCA a fighting chance at survival. go to www.aedoffice.com for more information
Why learn cpr?
December 1, 2008 by cprclassesfloridaCardiovascular disease is very common — it’s the #1 killer in US and in Oklahoma.
Heart attacks can happen suddenly, especially of you an your family have one or more risk factors (family history, overweight, poor diet, smoking, etc).
Most medical emergencies occur in a person’s home or other place of recreation.
You can’t count on medical personnel to be nearby when you have an emergency, because chances are greater for sudden cardiac arrest to occur at home. If your family and friends don’t know CPR, life can be lost in mere minutes while waiting for help to arrive.
CPR buys time for the victim.
Once the heart stops beating, brain death can occur in 4 to 6 minutes. Performing CPR provides oxygen to the brain and other vital organs to give the victim the best chance of full recovery after EMS takes over. If immediate CPR is given and a defibrillator is used within the first few minutes following sudden cardiac arrest, the person’s chance of survival doubles.
Don’t just learn infant cpr if you are a new parent either. Make sure you know adult, child and infant cpr, how to use an aed, how to do the heimlich maneuver and first aid skills. Knowing this can help saved the life of a loved one! Major places to learn cpr are the American Red Cross, American Heart and ASHI.
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