06 Oct‘Shocktober’ is here & ‘Re-start a Heart Day is October 16
‘Shocktober’ is a month-long campaign to highlight the importance of knowing where Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are located and to ensure that all AEDs are made publicly accessible and registered through Ambulance Victoria. Your early childhood education and care service can play a vital role to raise awareness about CPR and AEDs in the community.
If your service owns a defibrillator it’s important to CLICK HERE to register it with Ambulance Victoria. This allows Ambulance Victoria to know where all AEDs are in Victoria so that in an emergency the closest defibrillator could be dispatched to reduce response time and increase survival rates. Time is of the essence in the event of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Every minute that passes without intervention, the chance of survival decreases by 10%.
To order your AED https://elaa.org.au/resources/shop-resources/
For CPR and other First Aid training https://www.livcor.com.au/training-courses
