Information regarding procedures in the event of a direct threat to health or life
List of Persons Trained in First Aid
Defibrillators at PK KUT
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a highly specialized, reliable, computerized device that uses voice prompts to guide the person providing first aid through the procedure of safely defibrillating a victim with cardiac arrest. An AED can be used by anyone who witnesses an event requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (70% of cardiac arrest cases in adults result from myocardial infarction). The simple operation of an AED means that even persons outside medical personnel can use it to save lives. The defibrillator combines digital signal transmission technology and advanced ECG analysis algorithms, so it first performs an analysis of the heart’s function and then—if necessary—generates a so-called defibrillation impulse that saves lives. This ensures that applying an electric shock to an unconscious person is the correct action. An electrical impulse with an energy of approximately 250J, passing between electrodes attached to the victim’s body, is intended to stimulate the heart muscle to resume function. Statistics show that cardiopulmonary resuscitation combined with defibrillation within 3–5 minutes of loss of consciousness can allow for successful resuscitation in 49–75% of cases, and each minute of delay in defibrillation reduces the probability of survival by 10–12%.
Operating the device is simple enough that basic knowledge can be acquired by reviewing the graphical user instructions or watching a demonstration video. Additionally, PK KUT employees undergo defibrillator operation training during initial occupational health and safety training in the section devoted to the principles of providing first aid.
Defibrillator Locations at PK KUT
- in the building of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Transport at the main entrance from 24 Warszawska Street (next to the reception desk)
- in the building of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology (at the entrance from Szlak Street, by the reception desk)
- in the building of the Faculty of Architecture at 1 Podchorążych Street (by the reception desk)
- in the building of the Faculty of Architecture at 1 Kanonicza Street (at the reception desk)
- at the PK Student Housing Estate in Czyżyny in Dormitory No. 2 “Leon” (by the reception desk) and in the “Kwadrat” Student Club (by the reception desk)
- on the PK Czyżyny Campus in: the building of the Center for Training Organization and Quality Systems (building entrance opposite the reception desk), buildings A (reception desk) and D (at the entrance) of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at 37bJana Pawła II Avenue
- in the PK Sports and Recreation Center at Kamienna Street (by the reception desk)
