A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 12, 2003 Defibrillator boosts care level at city medical clinic IT’S ABOUT the size of a modern lunch kit and is less complicated to use than an average VCR. And with an evening of training, can save somebody’s | life. It's a portable defibrillator purchased by the physi- cians and businesses of the medical centre on Park. Up until ils arrival there was no.equipment on hand to deal with people who may go into cardiac arrest, says Dr. Bill Redpath, one of two physicians who organized | the defibrillator’s purchase and training. “Of course we encourage anybody with chest pain to go straight to the hospital, but people knaw this is where the doctors are so if they are ‘driving by, they might come here,” said Redpath. 7 Physicians and other peaple at the centre could give CPR while waiting for an ambulance. But Redpath says that a person’s chances of survival diminish by 10 per cent for every minute CPR is per- formed. ves “The sooner you are shocked, the better your. survi- val," he adds. “It’s incredible compared to a standard defibrillator in a hospital. They’re huge with big paddles,” said Redpath of the $8,500 device. The two small leads which are affixed to a person's chest are already hooked up to the device and are sealed in a plastic bag. There’s even a diagram on the bag showing a person where the leads should be placed. An operator doesn’t have to look at readouts. Instead, an electronic voice will tell an operator if shocking is viable and tell them when to do it. The power source contains enough juice to provide 150 shocks and a power level indicator is contained in the defibrillator’s handle. : ; A tape inside the device records all activity and will be analyzed after use to provide physicians with gui- dance on performance. “It's really a triumph of design,” said Redpath of the device. Redpath was one of two doctors to train on the device | and they’re now to train others, in the building. ' Sd 2003 Chrysler Sebring Sedan includes: * 2.7L DOHC engine * Automatic transmission + Air conditioning « Power windows, - © locks and mirrors « Cruise control » AM/FM/CD stereo » Sentry-Key*® Theft Deterrent System + Multistage driver and front-passenger air bags Lease for 290 $2 amonth for 48 months with $2,100 down payment of equivalent trade, Freight and air tax included. 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