THE Ararat Rural City Council has encouraged residents to register their Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) and sign up as a GoodSAM responder this Shocktober.
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Ambulance Victoria's Shocktober is a month-long campaign aimed at improving cardiac arrest survival rates. As part of this campaign, people are encouraged to sign up to GoodSAM, a life-saving app that connects people in cardiac arrest with a nearby volunteer willing to start hands-on CPR while an ambulance is on the way.
Council chief executive Dr Tim Harrison said the combination of "applying CPR and defibrillation can significantly increase" survival rates for cardiac arrest.
"As part of the Shocktober campaign, Ambulance Victoria wants as many people possible to learn basic CPR and sign up as a GoodSAM Responder," he said.
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Dr Harrison encourages local businesses to get involved in Shocktober.
"Council also encourages organisations to register their AED through the Ambulance Victoria website, so people can easily search for a device in their location when a cardiac arrest occurs.
"If you are a business, school, or community organisation and have an AED, consider placing it in a visible location outside so it can be easily accessible by the community.
"Council has several publicly accessible units installed at various locations, including the Ararat Town Hall, libraries and the fitness centre."
People can register their AEDs via https://registermyaed.ambulance.vic.gov.au/. To learn how to do CPR and use an AED (defib), visit ambulance.vic.gov.au.
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