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Originally Posted by Villages PL
No, I didn't because I felt it wouldn't be of interest to me.
And as far as all of those cardiac events you mentioned, people better be sure to pay attention to how they feel and not overstress themselves, go for regular check ups, eat a healthy diet, maintain a healthy weight and get moderate exercise.
One question about singles: If a single person drops to the floor and goes unconscious, how will this system help them?
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It won't...just as it might not help if anyone was home alone. The entire 911 system only works if someone can call 911, however this is not sufficient reason to eliminate AEDs in neighborhoods. People can go into cardiac arrest anywhere....outside, inside, at a shopping mall, at home. Workers at your home or in the neighborhood can go into cardiac arrest. Remember, someone could feel just not right, call 911 themselves, then collapse. We never know when we may be stricken. Have two friends, one with congenital heart problems, another with cardiac electrical problems. The congenital condition wasn't discovered for many, many years...bypass surgery done in her 50's....the other with such severe electrical problems that devices are implanted and still problems must be addressed. Both watch their diets and engage in exercise approved by their physicians. These conditions aren't the result of poor diet choices, VPL, one was unlucky enough to get a ??? heart from the genetic soup that resulted in her. The other one developed problems over the years.... probably an inherited situation or genetic screw-up. We do what we feel will help the majority, though not all will be helped. We participate if we want to, no one is forced to. Getting there quickly may or may not help....but remember, if we get there, the person is essentially already dead...we're just trying to help bring them back. It might work, it might not, but it can't hurt.
May we both be blessed with not having this sort of situation. Live long and prosper, I truly mean that....
