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Aurora Medical CenterTrainingED services | S.A.N.E. | Training | STEMI Protocol | Stroke | EMS partnership | Contact us | ED home Aurora's AED training program at workAurora Health Care congratulates three Hartford police officers who were recently recognized in Law and Order, a national magazine for police management, for their life-saving use of automatic external defibrillation (AED) equipment in actual situations in Hartford over the past year. The three individuals, Officer Rachel Obiden, Officer Russell Wegner and Sergeant Rodney Lehl, were all instructed in the use of AED application under Aurora Medical Center's CPR/AED Program. “This program is directly responsible for saving lives in Washington County,” says Al Davies, a nurse in the Emergency Department at Aurora Medical Center and the hospital's Emergency Medical Systems and AED Coordinator. The AED is a device used to administer an electric shock through the chest wall to restore a normal heart rhythm in sudden cardiac arrest victims. When someone is having a heart attack, the chances of survival may be directly related to how long it takes to receive emergency medical treatment. According to the American Heart Association, for each minute the heart goes without defibrillation, the chance of survival drops 10 percent. As soon as the AED unit is turned on, it begins to provide step-by-step audio and visual instruction to guide the user through placement of electrode pads on the victim's chest to determine if there is a heartbeat. If no heartbeat is detected, the AED automatically charges and tells the user when to push the button that sends a shock to “jump start” the heart. Between shocks, the person tending to the victim provides oxygen and chest compressions as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The one-day course consists of CPR training, obstructed airway instruction, use of the AED and special instructions for applying it to young children. Aurora Medical Center in Hartford has led an effort to train people in AED/CPR and to promote the placement of AED units in accessible locations across the community since 1999, when Wisconsin passed a law allowing any individuals with proper training to utilize the device. Prior to the passage of the law, AEDs could only be used by rescue squad and hospital personnel. Since the establishment of Aurora Medical Center's training program for area businesses, organizations and individuals, more than 250 participants have been certified. ClassesIn attempts to strengthen our communities chain of survival, Aurora Medical Center Washington County is proud to offer classes to train, community members in the management of individuals in cardiac arrest before the arrival of an ambulance. There are varying levels of training to meet your specific need. Each class follows the American Heart Association guidelines, and upon completion of the selected class, each participant will receive a card verifying their completion of the class The classes currently offered at Aurora Medical Center Washington County include:
Each of these classes can be modified to meet your specific needs. Length of classes depend on size of class and content to be covered. Training can be done at the Medical Center or your place of employment. For More information please leave a voice message at Aurora Medical Center in Washington County, 262-670-7444, or click here to send a message. |
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