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OVER 600 AUTOMATED external defibrillators (AEDs) by four different manufacturers require urgent updates in Ireland, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has warned ahead of the forecasted cold weather.
Owners of AEDs are being urged to check that the recommended safety and maintenance updates on their device have been undertaken.
Irish sporting venues, schools, hotels, restaurants, offices, shopping centres and all individuals who are in possession of an AED are advised to urgently check if their device is one of the following models:
If someone has an affected AED, the HPRA is calling on the owner to contact the manufacturer or the HPRA to ensure it receives all necessary updates.
An estimated 614 AEDs by four different manufacturers require urgent updates in Ireland to ensure they work correctly in an emergency situation. Without these updates, the devices may not work as intended.
As part of the ongoing maintenance of an AED, it important to consider if or when it will need to be replaced as AEDs, like most pieces of equipment, will have an expected lifespan.
At the time of purchase, the manufacturer should be able to provide this information along with details of the warranty period which will help ensure that the AED is kept up to date. Safety-related updates to AEDs are normally offered by manufacturers independent of whether the AED is still under warranty.
“We would urge those in possession of a device which needs to be updated to contact the manufacturer or the HPRA to organise the necessary updates as soon as possible,” Anne Tobin, medical devices vigilance manager of the HPRA said.
This action could be the difference between life and death for whomever next requires treatment with the AED.
“These devices offer an important first response intervention and we know that the majority of cardiac arrests occur outside of the healthcare environment,” Tobin said.
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We are a small country with services stretched to breaking point thanks to Fine Fail Fine Gael. We must prioritise our people while providing protection to refugees that we can handle.
I’m waiting for the comments from the underclass who help absolutely nobody – ‘“ere wha abou de homeless and de peeples on de trollies in de hospitals”
@Robert Johnson Fagan: The underclass ? Explain please.
@Robert Johnson Fagan: Underclass = poor who need housing and health.
I suggest cutting the millions which are given to ‘charity’ NGOs and advocacy groups. Does anyone know how many and how much the are costing?
@John Lynch: It makes sense to help our poor who need housing and healthcare. However for some, especially the chattering classes who like to be seen doing the “right thing”, telescopic philanthropy is sexier.
@Robert Johnson Fagan:
You being in the Upper Class no doubt? lol
This piece we are commenting on is classic NGO advocacy output.
They are onto Ukraine like vultures.
If there is fighting to be done – it will be the underclass who will be called to do it.
If “Women, children and older people make up the vast majority of this population” then why is it that in every single photo I see of Ukrainian refugees that have arrived here there are a large number of men under the age of forty, all of whom seem to have a completely different ethnic background to the women?
https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2022/04/15/carlow-takes-in-200-ukrainian-refugees
https://carlow-nationalist.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Joe-OBrien-TD-visit-to-Carlow-College-s-4.jpg
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