FOR some guys and girls, wandering around a hardware store may get your heart racing. But should the opposite happen, the team at Mooroopna Hardware have a tool for that, too.
Joey and April Campanelli, the couple in charge at Mooroopna Hardware, recently installed an automated external defibrillator (AED) with the cost outlaid by store owner Allen Hunter, should anyone in store or in the community require emergency first aid.
A defibrillator (or defib for short) is a portable electronic device that can restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart. They are used to prevent or correct an arrhythmia, a heartbeat that is uneven or that is too slow or too fast.
Like any good tool, it’s only as good as its operator. And while modern defibs are designed to be used by any lay person, several staff at Mooroopna Hardware have undergone first aid training to learn exactly what to do in the case of an emergency.
When it comes to cardiac arrest, for those who do not receive CPR and early defibrillation, the likelihood of survival is grim, with only five percent expected to survive.
However, the combination of CPR and early defibrillation, survival rates soar to 70 percent. A defib really is a modern medical miracle.
Mooroopna Hardware is located at 7 Mill Street, Mooroopna, and can be contacted on 5825 4660.
Spend a minimum of $10 and fill out an entry form for your chance to win a share of $15,000. Mooroopna Hardware is a participating business in the GMCU 2020 $15,000 Cracking Christmas Shopping Spree Giveaway.
