IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM DEFIB FOR LIFE
UPDATE No.4
RE:G3 & G5 Cardiac Science 7-year pad and battery replacement package
On Friday, 26 March 2021, our lawyers received notification that Dean Sheezel, the managing director of Cardiac Defibrillators Australia PtyLtd (Cardiac Defibrillators), placed Cardiac Defibrillators into voluntary liquidation.
A liquidator has been appointed and he will move quickly to realise all of the assets in Cardiac Defibrillators and to pay creditors in proportion to the amount of their debts. We are waiting for further information from the liquidator regarding Cardiac Defibrillators, including the known creditors of the company, the amount of their debts, and whether claims can be brought against the directors of Cardiac Defibrillators.
It is difficult to estimate when dividends will be paid to the creditors, and how much those dividends will be. It is also difficult to estimate how long it will take for the liquidator to complete his investigations in relation to Cardiac Defibrillators.
Should Defib For Life be successful in redeeming some funds from Cardiac Defibrillators, we will endeavour to arrange a reimbursement on a pro rata basis amongst all the customers who have prepaid for the replacement electrode pads and batteries in the seven-year package, but have not received them.
Defib For Life’s highest priority is to ensure that your defibrillators remain rescue-ready as much as possible. Contrary to a number of discussions some of our customers have had with Cardiac
Defibrillators, Defib For Life have been able sourcereplacement electrode pads and batteries for the G3 and G5 Powerheart defibrillators from an alternate supplier.
For those customers who are affected by the voluntary liquidation of Cardiac Defibrillators, replacement electrode pads and batteries are currently available at as close to cost price as possible. If your defibrillator’s electrode pads and/or batteries are past, or close to, their expiry dates, Defib For Life are able to assist you in securing suitable replacements.
Please contact Sue Buckman via sue@defibforlife.org.au or 1300 880 309.
Defib Maintenance Program
Community access defibrillator programs ultimately recognise the value its community places on every life within that community. Defibrillators play a vital role in helping to save the life of someone who's just suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. If you already have access to this life saving technology, it is crucial that it's maintained in a Rescue Ready state.
Our Defib Maintenance Program supports the importance you have placed on maintaining a Rescue Ready defibrillator. Our program will assist you in many ways, from providing periodical in field service of your defibrillator, supplying a full range of replacement items such as batteries, pads and rescue kits, to tracking the expiry dates of your device and it's consumables to ensure those vital components are never out of date.
Membership to our Defib Maintenance Program provides peace of mind that your defibrillator will be Rescue Ready in the event of a cardiac emergency.
WORKPLACE
Your duty of care is to look after your workforce. Install a defibrillator to be prepared for an emergency.
SCHOOLS
Be ready to protect your students and their families from Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
COMMUNITY
Remember that sudden cardiac arrest can strike anytime, anywhere. Install a defibrillator now, don’t wait until it’s too late.
SPORTING CLUBS
Any time and any age – sudden cardiac arrest does not discriminate. Sports can stress the heart, so make sure you’re prepared for the worst.
AMBASSADORS
CHRIS JUDD
When a cardiac arrest occurs seconds become crucial every minute that passes equates to a 10% less chance of survival.
It is vital that witnesses of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest immediately call 000, start CPR and apply an automatic external defibrillator (AED).
Make sure your Club or workplace is protected with a defibrillator, have an AED on hand. It’s not just the athletes, think about your coaches, the parents, the supporters…. everyone who visits your Club.
Don’t wait ’til it’s too late, install a defibrillator now.
SAMANTHA JOBE (Survivor)
Samantha Jobe survived a heart attack thanks to the quick actions of the trainers at her gym and the use of a defibrillator from a nearby business.
“I am one of the lucky ones, but I will be forever grateful that one of the local businesses purchased a Defib and told their neighbours it was there for use. Being defibrillated quickly saved my life!”
DARREN LEHMANN
I support Defib For Life's vision to see defibrillators located in as many public places as possible.
I recently learned that 1 in 500 of us are living with an undiagnosed cardiac condition that could suddenly impact our lives. This fact became reality for me when at 4am on the morning of my 50th birthday I woke with a sensation in my chest that I knew wasn't right. I immediately called an ambulance and was soon after diagnosed with several blockages in my coronary arteries. My cardiologist explained to me that I was extremely fortunate not to have suffered a sudden cardiac arrest prior to my hospital admission.
Make sure your community is Rescue Ready by installing a life saving defibrillator.
SUPPORTERS
Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program
The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program allocates $4 million over four years to assist sporting clubs across NSW in the purchase and maintenance of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
An AED is a life saving device which delivers a controlled shock to an individual experiencing cardiac arrest, increasing their chances of survival.
The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program provides NSW sports clubs and councils the opportunity to acquire an AED package for their club or sports facility at a reduced cost.
Sporting organisations and councils will be able to choose from a panel of approved AED Panel Service Providers and a variety of AED packaged services with the level of customer service that meets their needs.