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Originally Posted by Acey
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Here is where I have a consistent problem with most of the CBC reports (Scott Dippel is a local exception). The above quote makes it appear there was a 10 minute time between requesting an AED and getting the AED delivered.
I do think it took 10 minutes. However most of the 10 minutes was from when the crew requested for a Doctor or Nurse until the time a request for the AED was made.
For clarity, I will attempt to recast the CBC report with the time line elements only
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Midway through the flight, flight attendants were overheard asking if there was a doctor or nurse on board.
A woman on the plane identified herself as a nurse.
The nurse was led to a passenger seated in the middle of a row near the front of the plane who appeared to be in his 80s.
CBC News was told the nurse called for help moving the man to the floor.
The flight crew were told to get an AED (automated external defibrillator) and the crew was seen searching overhead bins.
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I looking at the above quotes, it struck me the story is told by a third party seated near the deceased. There is also no attribution nor is the reporter identified. This third person report suggests that the 10 minutes was from when this person identified the issue and to the time when the AED was activated because the whole story was told from the third person (ie this is not from the Nurse, or an FA, or anyone that was directly involved with the matter).
Another point I dont like about the report, it fails to mention what could have happened under the assumption the AED was used right away. Mid way through the flight the airplane would have been 2-3 hours before reaching an acceptable piece of concrete to touch down. The traveller would have died anyways.
On point about AEDs, one of the big misconceptions is that they save lives. Rather they are the first step to saving someones life. Steps 2-7 are done by EMS personnel and steps 8-20 are done by doctors and nurses at the hospital. Dont get me wrong, the AED is a crucial step, but you need specialist level support just a quick to avoid death.
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