The Venemergencia Foundation’s Public Access Defibrillation Program has arrived in Maracaibo in partnership with Seguros Venezuela. Thanks to a donation from the insurance company, the first Venemergency Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in Maracaibo was installed on August 6th at the Basilica of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá. The area surrounding the Basilica and downtown Maracaibo became a cardioprotected zone, a tool that significantly improves care for any cardiac emergencies that may arise.

The installation of the AED was preceded by a Thanksgiving Mass for the entire parishioners, officiated by the Parish Priest and Rector of the Basilica, Father Nedward Andrade. The AED installation ceremony was then held, attended by Carmen Alicia Guillén, CEO of Seguros Venezuela, along with other members of the insurance company’s team. Representing Venemergencia was Dr. Luis Enrique Velásquez, founding partner and Operating Director, accompanied by members of the healthcare company’s management and regional team.

“I want to thank Seguros Venezuela and the Venemergencia Foundation for their generosity. Thanks to their vision and commitment, this gift of life has become a reality today,” said the Parish Priest and Rector of the Basilica. In his homily, he added: “Their collaboration is a clear example of how private companies and non-profit organizations can come together to serve the community.”

Increased access, strengthened, and protected healthcare

This alliance between the Venemergencia Foundation and Seguros Venezuela seeks to protect and strengthen the healthcare of the Maracaibo community by promoting joint efforts to facilitate and increase access to healthcare for Venezuelans. As part of the automated external defibrillator installation event, “basic life support” courses were given to people who are present or frequent the parish, so they would have the tools to act as first responders in the event of cardiovascular emergencies.

“Maracaibo became a safer city. This project was very valuable to us, as it allowed us to continue supporting the community and have a direct connection with it, putting the safety and well-being of Maracaibo residents first. At Seguros Venezuela, we will continue to support the Venezuelan community,” said Carmen Alicia Guillén, Executive President of Seguros Venezuela.

“Every second counts in an emergency. Every minute that passes reduces the probability of survival by between 7% and 10%,” said Dr. Luis Velásquez, who explained that “with the installation of the defibrillator, an essential tool is provided that can make the difference between life and death.”

To date, Fundación Venemergencia has installed 26 defibrillators in the country. Of these, 15 were donated by the foundation to various plazas, communities, and institutions in Caracas, such as the headquarters of El Sistema, the Church of Our Lady of La Candelaria, the Palace of Academies, and, most recently, the University of Carabobo.

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The implementation of the DAP (Public Access Defibrillation) program by Venemergencia was recently announced, which motivated us at the El Sumario Digital Communication Group to obtain more information and offer it through our media.

It should be remembered that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world. Cardiac arrest is the main complication of these diseases, which without immediate treatment with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation leads to death. The chances of survival decrease 10% for every minute that care is delayed, Venemergencia explained.

– With this program, any person, even without complex or sophisticated professional training, can successfully act as a first responder in their community in situations such as those mentioned; which multiplies by thousands the probability of timely and effectively attending to this type and type of medical emergencies.

We made contact and spoke with Andrea Galarraga, director of Sustainability at Venemergencia, who kindly provided us with information and commented on the value that the Group’s operations assign to the management of innovation, hand in hand with sustainability, as fundamental and convenient as education.

Video coverage

We invite you to listen and watch, as well as share and comment on this interesting video conversation with Andrea Galarraga, in which aspects such as:

• Prominent nature of education within everything they do at Venemergencia.
• The launch of the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) program has marked a milestone.
• Today, we are faced with the possibility of turning our country into a cardio-protected territory.
• We seek to generate capacity within the community based on the first stages of this type of emergency.

In-person video coverage

Audiovisual production: Ida Febres

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