{"id":48,"date":"2024-02-01T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/?p=48"},"modified":"2024-02-01T07:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:15:22","slug":"wiggles-collapse-highlights-the-importance-of-cpr-and-defibrillators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/wiggles-collapse-highlights-the-importance-of-cpr-and-defibrillators\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiggle\u2019s collapse highlights the importance of CPR and defibrillators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the weekend, former member of The Wiggles, Greg Page, collapsed on the side of the stage after performing in a bushfire relief concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After suffering a cardiac arrest following a\u00a0heart attack, Page is now in a stable condition in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shocking incident \u2014 which almost killed one of Australia’s most beloved children’s entertainers \u2014 shows why it’s important to know how to resuscitate someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not that hard to learn CPR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Greg Page survived because a bandmate, a Wiggles staff member and a nurse \u2014 who was in the audience \u2014 performed CPR and used a defibrillator for 20 minutes until paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This shows you\u00a0don’t<\/em>\u00a0need to be a nurse or a trained health professional to give someone life-saving\u00a0CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), or even use a\u00a0defibrillator (‘defib’, or ‘AED’ if it’s an automated external defibrillator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CPR involves chest compressions, and sometimes mouth-to-mouth, which helps circulate blood and oxygen around the body while a person is unconscious and either not breathing on their own or breathing abnormally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a skill that anyone can learn. And according to research by Monash University, patients who receive ‘bystander CPR’ \u2014 given by a person on the scene, who is not necessarily a health professional \u2014 are more than twice as likely to survive cardiac arrest than those who don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Former ‘yellow’ Wiggle, Greg Page, recovering in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

What’s a defibrillator (and where are they)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The nurse who helped Page, Grace Jones, used a public-access defibrillator (AED) located in the RSL where The Wiggles were performing. A defibrillator is a device that uses electricity to restart (or ‘shock’) the heart into the right rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ‘defib’ analyses the heart rhythm and determines whether a shock is needed. AEDs are totally automated so they can be used by anyone, even if they haven’t received training. The device will tell you what to do using voice prompts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If a defibrillator is used within the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, a person’s chance of survival is as high as 70% \u2014St John Ambulance Australia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Acting quickly is key: defibrillation is most effective when applied within 3 minutes of a sudden cardiac arrest. Its effectiveness is reduced by 10% for every minute that passes before defibrillation. Never be afraid to use one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defibrillators are often found in large public places and workplaces, such as schools, gyms, shopping centres and community centres. You can download the free\u00a0St John Ambulance app, Resuscitate, to find a public-access defibrillator near you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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