Defibrillators actually stop the heart and (hopefully!) allow it to restart on its own.
But anyway, if you're going to keep AEDs around, at least have a program in place to check them periodically. When they're available, they can definitely make a difference sometimes.
We have 3 AED’s in our school and there is an indicator if the battery is at full power or not....this done at the first of every month and our findings are recorded.....it is a fairly easy thing to do but then it is part of my job and unions do not have to be involved.....
Don’t tell me. The 48 defibrillators were sold by a Democrat company run by one of Obama’s pals, but they were a bit slow buying replacement batteries, because there just wasn’t all that much money in it.
mmmmmmm government regulation.
policy to inspect.....good practice, can be avoided or pencil-whipped
policy to replace.....good practice, if applied, can be avoided or pencil-whipped
policy to force compliance, like an insurance inspector threatening to drop all coverage if policies not adhered to....good practice
Sort of like blowout preventors on an off-shore oil well (too deep to be practical in the first place) and a waiver/promise to replace the batteries. Add to this an old government regulation that requires a pittance in restitution (vice a real insurance policy) in case of catastrophic failure.
An insurance inspector on site would pull coverage from the site if standards were not being met beats a pencil-whip-able set of regulations any day.
Looks like a job for constantly connected smart chargers and better quality batteries.
No medics available at the Pentagon? Well, there was that recent article about the Metro employees.
I don’t see how defibs provided on a public transportation system equate to government run healthcare.
Too bad there was no McGyver type around. “OK everyone, give me your cell phone batteries...”