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Morty Bistritzky
Dealmed Medical Supplies
718-475-4730 voice
mortymb@gmail.com
Morty Bistritzky
Dealmed Medical Supplies
718-475-4730 voice
mortymb@gmail.com
Dealmed
Acknowledges CPR/AED Awareness Week
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (June 5, 2012) - Dealmed Medical Supplies acknowledges the
annual CPR/AED Awareness Week the first week of June each year. In 2012, CPR/AED Awareness Week is held June
4th through 8th.
“Back in December 2007, our U.S. Congress designated the
first week of June each year as a time when we all should become more aware and
educated about sudden cardiac arrest, or heart attacks,” said Morty Bistritzky,
spokesperson with Dealmed Medical Supplies.
“We have seen the national statistics that nearly 400,000 heart attacks
occur away from a hospital and 88% of those occur inside the home.”
Bringing awareness to CPR (Cardio pulmonary
resuscitation), and becoming certified in the administration of CPR, can double
or triple the chance of surviving a sudden heart attack. As a statistic, approximately one third of
heart attack victims receive CPR.
“Both the American Heart Association and the American Red
Cross today support the new ‘hands-only’ version of CPR,” says Bistritzky. “The hands-only version of CPR does not
involve mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.”
An automated external defibrillator or AED
is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially
life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and
ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through
defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the
arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.
“As part of National CPR/AED Awareness week,” says
Bistritzky, “we encourage everybody to check their schools, business offices,
workplaces and a public place to see if an AED is available and accessible or
where the nearest one may be located.”
Prompt use of an AED provides the best opportunity to
help someone suffering from a heart attack.
“We encourage people to visit the American Heart
Association and the American Red Cross websites to learn more about hands-only
CPR and how to get training instruction on CPR and the proper use of an AED,”
says Bistritzky.
About Dealmed Medical Supplies
Dealmed is a personalized medical supplies company that understands
your medical practice. Our sales force is well-trained to answer any questions
you may have, and ensure you receive the best of everything. We utilize powerful technology at our multiple
locations so you can get the items you need…exactly when you need them. Real-time
inventory management and advanced CRM systems enable us to ship your order
almost immediately! As your direct link to manufacturers, we offer variants on
many products as well as exceptional point and click service.