August 22, 2012 - Great North Air Ambulance Service Deploys AutoPulse to Save Lives from Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the North East of England
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Diane Egan |
GREAT NORTH AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE DEPLOYS ZOLL AUTOPULSE TO SAVE LIVES FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND
Cutting edge medical technology that “will save lives” has been introduced on the region’s air ambulance service
August 22, 2012—Teesside—Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) has equipped its aircrafts with the ZOLL AutoPulse® Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump, an automated, portable chest compression device that will be used on all cardiac arrest patients. GNAAS is the first air ambulance service in the North of England to use this device, which delivers consistent, uninterrupted, high-quality chest compressions. The AutoPulse has been deployed since February.
The AutoPulse’s easy-to-use, load-distributing LifeBand® squeezes the entire chest, improving blood flow to the heart and brain during sudden cardiac arrest.
The AutoPulse is especially useful when patients are being transferred from the ground to the stretcher, from the stretcher into the helicopter, and during flight to hospital. Blood flow can be continued throughout the rescue and rescuers freed up to focus on critical interventions.
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| Jane Peacock, Lead Paramedic at GNAAS |
“I don’t normally get excited about medical equipment but this device is amazing,” said Jane Peacock, Lead Paramedic at GNAAS. “The AutoPulse will save lives. We have used this device a couple of times now and we are seeing great results. We have even witnessed return of spontaneous circulation on patients whose hearts had completely stopped.”
“Great North Air Ambulance Service is to be commended for deploying this life-saving equipment on its air ambulances in an effort to optimize chances of survival from sudden cardiac arrest,” said Jonathan A. Rennert, President of ZOLL. ‘The ability to provide consistent, uninterrupted chest compressions, especially during patient transport, is a critical aspect of quality CPR essential to saving lives and advancing resuscitation.”
About GNAA
The Great North Air Ambulance Service is a charity operating a fleet of air ambulances across an area of 8,000 square miles, from the Scottish Borders to North Yorkshire, from East Coast to West. The helicopters can be anywhere in the region in fifteen minutes. On board are specialist trauma doctors and paramedics, bringing Accident and Emergency expertise to the scene, giving the patient the best possible chance of recovery.
About ZOLL Medical Corporation
ZOLL Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group company, develops and markets medical devices and software solutions that help advance emergency care and save lives, while increasing clinical and operational efficiencies. With products for defibrillation and monitoring, circulation and CPR feedback, data management, fluid resuscitation, and therapeutic temperature management, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies that help clinicians, EMS and fire professionals, and lay rescuers treat victims needing resuscitation and critical care. For more information, visit www.zoll.com.
About Asahi Kasei
The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the chemicals and fibers, homes and construction materials, electronics, and health care business sectors. Its health care operations include devices and systems for critical care, dialysis, therapeutic apheresis, transfusion, and manufacture of biotherapeutics, as well as pharmaceuticals, diagnostic reagents, and nutritional products. With more than 25,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en/.
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