by
Olga Deshchenko, DOTmed News Reporter | July 25, 2011
From the July 2011 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
In addition to forthcoming regulatory changes to AED manufacturing, companies also have to deal with the public’s qualms about AED use.
In a recent study published in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine, researchers surveyed 1,018 people from 38 different countries at the Central Railway Station of Amsterdam, a busy travel hub that’s also AED-equipped.
The researchers found that only 47 percent of those surveyed would be willing to use an AED and a little more than half (53 percent) of those surveyed couldn’t even recognize the device.
“Only a minority of individuals demonstrate sufficient knowledge and willingness to operate an AED, suggesting that the public is not yet sufficiently prepare for the role it is destined for,” the study’s authors wrote.
To deal with such a challenge, companies are continuously working to raise awareness about the incidence of SCA by investing in educational campaigns and initiatives. And with the potential bystander reluctance to use an AED in mind, manufacturers are also working to make the device less intimidating and more user-friendly.
Every AED on the market is capable of delivering an electric shock, says Defibtech’s Slusser. “But in the hands of a lay person, we need more than just a piece of electronics that has the ability to deliver a shock,” he says. “We have to understand how people use them, the stress associated with those events and the trepidations that they may have about using AEDs.”
DOTmed Registered Defibrillator Companies
Names in boldface are Premium Listings.
Domestic
Ben J Wellons, eMED, AR
DOTmed Certified
Kirk Marshall, Global Medical Devices,Inc, CA
Arnold Wiesel, MFI Medical, CA
DOTmed Certified
Lisa Vanasco, Ready Medical, CA
Peter Leonidas, Soma Technology, CT
DOTmed 100
James Fowler, BioMed Techs Inc, FL
Moshe Alkalay, Hi Tech Int'l Group, FL
DOTmed Certified
Clinton Courson, Quest Medical Supply, Inc., FL
DOTmed 100
Richard Fosco, HealthWare Inc., IL
DOTmed Certified
Dennis Swaggert, Heartland Medical Sales/Service, KY
Alda Clemmey, Saffire Medical, MA
DOTmed Certified
DOTmed 100
John Gladstein, Medical Device Depot, MD
DOTmed Certified
Tom Kohman, Universal Hospital Services, MN
Peter Stuart, Universal Hospital Services, Inc., MN
Anwar Syed, Global Medical Parts on Line, MO
Robert Ward, Innovative Service Solutions, LLC, MS
George Fraza, DMS Topline Medical, ND
DOTmed 100
Alison Fortin, Global Inventory Management LLC, NH
DOTmed Certified
DOTmed 100
Abe Sokol, Absolute Medical Equipment, NY
DOTmed Certified
DOTmed 100
Robert Schirano, Finger Lakes Medical Supply LLC, NY
Mohan Das, Netech Corporation, NY
Philip Mothena, Simple Solutions, Inc., VA
International
willem willemse, labbay bv, Netherlands
jorge sandoval, empresa sandoval, Mexico
An Min, mindray Co,Ltd, Hong Kong
Jose Pinto, American Medical Systems And Supplies, S.A, Honduras
ALESSANDRO NORDI, PROGETTI SRL, Italy
Noor Mohamed, sms enterprises, India
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