World Heart Restart Day: The Hellenic Red Cross presents the use of the automatic external defibrillatortranslated

The Hellenic Red Cross (E.E.S.), on the occasion of World Heart Restart Day (16/10), highlights the importance of immediate reaction and knowledge of basic First Aid, which can prove decisive in saving a human life. In this context, the Health Sector of the E.E.S. publishes an informative video where a nurse demonstrates the operation of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and explains its role in dealing with cardiac arrest.

By watching the demonstration, citizens become familiar with the use of a device that can make a decisive contribution to the effort to restore cardiac function, when used in time and in conjunction with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Cardiac arrest is an emergency where every minute counts. Calling 112 or 166 immediately, starting CPR by those at the scene and using an available defibrillator as quickly as possible, following the device's voice instructions, can increase the victim's chances of survival.

The Hellenic Red Cross, with its long experience in First Aid training,...