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Shold G.P.s be obliged by I.M.O. to have defib.s ??

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  • 25-12-2007 2:46pm
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    dfbfirerescue
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    Just a thought.. theres a lot of emphasis as of late on community defibrillators to aid cardiac arrest. is the focal point in any community not the local G.P. Particularly in rural areas.. have only ever came across 1 G.P. who had a defib in his surgery , also pulse oximetry and medical oxygen. Is it not a critical piece of reletively inexpensive equipment (which is also a tax write off) ????????


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    timmywex
    Registered Users Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭timmywex


    Yes, theres a gp locally everywhere!! And these places treat alot of older people who have a higher chance of getting a heart attack, it should be beyond doubt required, imo, gp's dont do enough pre hospital care in this country.


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    Fyr.Fytr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,531 ✭✭✭Fyr.Fytr


    I think aed's should be in as many places as possible, remember early cpr and early defib hugely increase chance or survival

    Every gp should have one, dfbfirerescue does the d-doc service carry one, i presume they have o2 because i saw one of their response cars nd it had a compressed gas label on the back window along with some other red diamond shaped one which i wasnt close enough to see


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    Traumadoc
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    The IMO is the "trade union" the Irish medical council is the regulatory body.
    Im sure GPs would love to have AEDs but there is a cost implication, who should pay for it?


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    Kwekubo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,238 ✭✭✭Kwekubo


    Traumadoc wrote: »
    The IMO is the "trade union" the Irish medical council is the regulatory body.
    By IMO I think dfbfirerescue just meant "in my opinion".


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    dfbfirerescue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭dfbfirerescue


    sorry guys I.M.O. should not be in the heading for this post at all.. i apologise.. and as regards D doc, never seen them take out a de-fib.. rarely see them examine a patient i think as well there is a tax write off with buying hardware for a business which is what g.p. s are..what do you think people??


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