An upgraded device that has been fitted recently in 50 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) ambulances here has raised the odds of survival and recovery for heart-attack victims.
The souped-up Automated External Defibrillator (AED) not only transmits information on the state of the heart, but also vital signs such as heart rate, oxygen saturation level and blood pressure.
This, in turn, allows doctors at the hospital to decide on how the patient should be treated or revived, even before he gets there. |
