Shocktober
Win A G3 Defibrillator, Mental Health Training Course or Medium First Aid Kit. Find out how you can get involved in Shocktober 2024.
78% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in our homes. Do you know what to do?
Each year in October ‘Shocktober’ aims to highlights the vital importance of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and CPR in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.
Having more defibrillators in the community, accessible 24 hours a day, means we can increase the survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest.
Shocktober Prizes
This Shocktober, we’re helping get an extra 10 G3 Elite Defibrillators out into Victorian communities that truly need it. The Defibrillator cabinets are protected by a pin code and can therefore be available to the entire community in an emergency.
Nominate a local sporting group, organisation or location you know would not only benefit having a lifesaving defibrillator, but where it will be available 24/7 to those who need it.
10 x G3 Defibrillator Bundles with Cabinet and Accessories valued at $2720.85 each.
10 x Medium First Aid Kits valued at RRP $110.50 each.
5 x Mental Health First Aid - 4 hour face-to-face with online pre-learning, valued at $295.00 each.
The St John G5 Defibrillator
- The St John Ambulance G5 with Intellisense™ CPR (iCPR) is the only AED to combine real-time CPR feedback with user-paced rescue prompting.
- The G5 analyses the patient's heart rhythm in seconds and delivers a customised shock for each patient.
- It has the highest capacity AED battery in Australia with 420 shocks.
- It is rugged and water resistant, with a high IP rating of 55 - meaning it is designed for durability.
Defibrillators save lives
6 ways we can improve the survival rates of sudden cardiac arrest in our communities
- Learn CPR and encourage your friends and family to learn too
- Sign up to become a GoodSAM Responder: https://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/goodsam/
- Know where your nearest defibrillator is located
- Register all Defibrillators on the AED registry: https://registermyaed.ambulance.vic.gov.au/
- Make Defibrillators publicly accessible so it can be easily reached in an emergency
- Get more Defibrillators into the community
Learn CPR in Minutes with CPR LAB
CPR Lab is travelling around Victoria this October teaching Victorians how to perform CPR in just 10 minutes*. CPR Lab is a mobile learning bus that helps you learn the lifesaving technique by providing real-time feedback as you practice on a manikin. You even get to compete with others to see how well you can do CPR!
*Non-accredited
You can catch CPR LAB at the following events in October.
Elmore Events Centre (48 Rosaia Road, Burnewang)
Bunnings Altona (300 Crn Millers Rd and Ross Rd ALTONA North)
Barrabool Boulevard Playground (Barrabool Boulevard, Mambourin)
Hillside Fire Station - 4 Gourlay Road, HILLSIDE
RAAF Base Point Cook (Point Cook Rd, Point Cook VIC 3030)
Queensbridge Square (3 Queens Bridge St, Southbank VIC)
Intellisense CPR
Learn more about the real time compression feedback that doubles survival.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT DEFIBRILLATOR FOR YOU
Choosing a defibrillator can be hard. Read our list of things you should consider when choosing the right defibrillator for your needs.
DEFIB IN YOUR STREET
Defib in Your Street is currently aiming to make Sunshine and the 3020 postcode the safest place in Australia to have a sudden cardiac arrest.
Find out more about the program.