[Publib] Defibrillators

[Reed Winterbourne]

I hope to hell that you guys don't ever need to be defibrilated and don't 
get it (even with an AED available) because somebody is waiting for 911 to 
respond.  I just do NOT get your logic.  The AED is designed so that it WILL 
NOT SHOCK someone who isn't in fibrilation.

Reed


>From: "James Casey" <jcasey at oaklawnlibrary.org>
>To: "Edward Trever" <etrever at lincolncounty.org>,"PUBLIB" 
><publib at webjunction.org>
>Subject: RE: [Publib] Defibrillators
>Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 08:52:31 -0600
>
>Some of our local Villages require Library personnel to be trained on
>the defibrillators and others (like Oak Lawn) have insisted that Library
>staff NOT use such devices and simply call 911 ASAP so that trained
>professionals can use them properly.  Ed's statement below makes a lot
>of sense to me.  Library staff may mistake an epileptic seizure or bad
>reaction from some drug for a heart attack and end up doing more damage
>than good. Our own Emergency and Special Situation Manual focuses on
>calling 911 first and not intervening personally when emergencies occur.
>
>
>
>
>James B. Casey ---- My own views
>
>Director of Oak Lawn Public Library
>
>ALA Council Member
>
>
>
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>From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
>[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Edward Trever
>Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:23 PM
>To: PUBLIB
>Subject: Re: [Publib] Defibrillators
>
>
>
>At my last library, I also had a trainer who said this.  Unfortunately
>it's not the dead person I am worried about killing.  It may be maiming
>the live person that I am performing untrained medical proceduers on.
>
>
>
>We only had one mass three-hour training and could have had no
>individualized practice if we had no incentive to do so.  Once the
>defibrillators were in place we had no more training.  I am very wary of
>such a practice with no truly trained personnel.
>
>
>
>Ed Trever
>Lincoln County Library Director
>306 W. Main St.
>Lincolnton, NC 28092
>(704) 735-8044
>Fax (704) 732-9042
>


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