Vatican Museums install defibrillators in case of
heart attacks
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican
Museums has installed 18 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and trained
300 staff in their use to become the first museum in Italy to be “Heart
Friendly,” in order to provide greater protection to the 6 million people who
visit the Museums every year.
The programme – explained on
Wednesday – was created in collaboration with the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù
Paediatric Hospital and the Department of Health and Welfare of the Governorate
of Vatican City State, with training supervised by the American Heart
Association.
“For us, it is an honour and
a duty to make available to the Vatican Museums our years of expertise to help
protect the lives of the thousands of people who each day admire the
masterpieces preserved in this place,” said Mariella Enoc, the President of the
Bambino Gesù.
This video from the
Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital demonstrates the use of the AED in the Vatican
Museums
The AED is a computerized
medical device which can check a person’s heart rhythm, and recognize if it is
a rhythm that requires an electric shock to stabilize. The AED uses voice
prompts, lights and text messages to assist the rescuer in determining what
steps to take.
The AEDs in the Vatican
Museums will allow staff to intervene quickly if someone has a heart attack,
since each additional minute without an intervention decreases the change of
survival by 6-10%. This will minimize the risk of a person dying while waiting
for the arrival of an ambulance to take them to the hospital.
Although the devices have
become more common in public facilities in the United States, they are not
frequently seen in Italy.
"It is our obligation to
provide the best standards of safety in the Museums,” said Antonio Paolucci,
the Director of the Vatican Museums.
“Those who come to see the
Museum collections of the Pope should know that it is a monitored and safe
place, where even a cardiac crisis is tended to as soon as possible, and with
the best technical equipment available,” Paolucci added.
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