00:02For someone having a cardiac arrest, they can mean the difference between life and death.
00:07This is one of the corporal's defibrillators being demonstrated on a dummy,
00:11but paramedics say when it really counts, the devices don't always perform.
00:15Defibrillators not delivering shocks, cancelling shocks, turning off halfway through resuscitations.
00:23And deliver the shock.
00:25An investigation by 60 Minutes and 9 Newspapers has uncovered more than 1,200 faults
00:30with some corporals devices used by NSW Ambulance in the last year alone.
00:35But officials say most weren't serious.
00:38Those technical issues go from clips and clasps to connectors.
00:44We're not talking about a large number of defibrillation failures.
00:50However, the Therapeutic Goods Administration says it is investigating reports of unexpected
00:55device shutdowns of the corporals 3 and 3T, as well as unwanted reboots during use.
01:01It's announced a three-month pause on the sale of those items.
01:05Whilst the suspension is in place, existing devices already in ambulances and healthcare facilities
01:10can continue to be used and serviced, but no new devices can be supplied.
01:15In a statement, Device Technologies, which sells the defibrillators, says it's already taken
01:20action to address the reported shutdown and rebooting issues, and it's informed customers
01:25about software updates.
01:27There is no reports that any of the deaths or serious harm have been from any of the devices
01:34in NSW.
01:37While its investigations are continuing, the TGA says defibrillators used in ambulances
01:42are safe to use.
01:46They can manage to understand the problem of their use.
01:46They aremana, the PGA's in the area, and they are dying to update their Uruguay.
01:47So, it's quite interesting.
01:47But, while the organisation was not getting constructed in DB4 and left, they are free to
01:48everyone's in the building and a learning system.
01:48They have a lot of access to the house.
01:48I mean, I can't get everything that can be used.
01:49I can't get anything to do with that.
01:49You
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