‘Luckiest guy around’
April 29, 2010 by Fred HosierPosted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Electrical safety, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views
PDF When sheriff’s deputies arrived in response to a call about a worker who was shocked by a piece of machinery, they found a man with no pulse.
Larry Collins was running sanding equipment at the metal polishing company he owns with his brother in Holland Township, MI, when he was shocked by the machine.
A co-worker managed to push him away from the machine. Other workers started CPR.
But when the deputies arrived, Collins wasn’t breathing.
All Ottawa County, MI, sheriff’s cars have a portable automated external defibrillator (AED) in their trunks.
Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Brookhouse says within 30 seconds of using an AED on Collins, he started to move and breathe.
Collins was taken to a local hospital for additional treatment.
“It (the AED) saved this guy’s life,” said Brookhouse. “He’s the luckiest guy around.”
Does your workplace have AEDs on site? Have you ever experience a situation in which one had to be used at work? Let us know in the Comments Box below.
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April 29th, 2010 at 6:55 am
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May 4th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Yes, we have AEDs at all our facilities. Fortunately we have never had to use one!
May 4th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Are there any legal or other concerns for having an defibrillator device in the workplace… i.e. training, liabilities, etc?
May 5th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Craig, check with your legal department. The laws and good samaritan protection vary by state. We do have AEDs in our facilities.
May 5th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
As previously stated it depends on the jurisdiction you are in concerning the use of AED’s. The American Heart Association and the Red Cross offer low cost training in CPR, AED and First Aid. I would recommend a class to anyone who is interested.
We have them in our facilities as well. Because they are almost entirely fool proof, by that I mean you cannot shock unlesss the AED reads a shockable rhythm. If you don’t have one at present, find out what is required and get one as soon as possible. You may need to use one within the next 10 minutes or hopefully never. Of course it is better to have one and not need it than to need it and not have it!
May 6th, 2010 at 9:58 am
We have 40 plants with AEDs in each. They have worked for us on several occasions. Our approach is to train the personnel to use them. In regards to the legal system, we will handle it when the time comes - for the present we want them available.
November 23rd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Most certainly, I work in a hospital. However, we had an incident in our mall a few years ago. A gentleman collapsed and needed help. If it hadn’t been for the luck of a nurse being there as a customer as well, he might not have made it.
This nurse shared her concern with the mall manager and expressed to him the need for an AED.
Don’t know if they have one or not.
November 24th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Our company currently has 26 AED’s throughout various buildings. Because of the legal issue with not only AED’s but CPR varies and sometime hard to understand we use an outside vendor to conduct AED, Firstaid, CPR, and Blood Borne Pathogen training once a year. The vendor contacts the state medical office and notifies them of the AED’s serial numbers ect.. I think you get the point. Well worth the money, and gives our EH&S Department more time for other programs and training.