AED Defibrillators

Automated External Defibrillators

AEDs Can Save Lives in Homes, Offices, Airports, and Many More Public Places

Every year more than 250,000 Americans may die from SCA (sudden cardiac arrest). AEDbrands.com aims to cut that number as much as we can by offering a large range of AED machines and accessories to public and private businesses, schools and other types of communities. AEDs have become an important medical tool for first responders to an SCA emergency. As many as 20,000 lives or more could be saved each year if AEDs were placed in all public and private gathering places.

Available without a prescription and incredibly easy-to-use, automated external defibrillators can mean the difference between life and death caused by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). During an SCA emergency, you don’t have time to waste, but usually the people at the scene are not trained medical professionals. By providing clear, step-by-step instructions, an AED allows inexperienced individuals to administer life-saving resuscitation properly and quickly.

Places that can benefit from AEDs include:

• Schools – children of any age can suffer from sudden cardiac arrest while participating in sports activities during recess or P.E.; having AEDs in schools can greatly increase the chances that the youngest victims will survive an SCA.
• Homes – having an automated external defibrillator in a home where someone is at an increased risk of SCA is as important as having a smoke detector, fire extinguisher or any other safety product.
• Apartment Communities – leasing agents are always touting the benefits of living in their apartment complex, adding the benefits of lifesaving AEDs to the luxury of having a swimming pool, spa, workout room, etc. can greatly increase the appeal of one community over the other.
• Country Clubs – tennis, golf, racquetball, these sports are just a few of the perks of belonging to a country club. Providing members with access to an automated external defibrillator can help assure your guests that their heart health is important to you as well as their overall health.
• Airports – thousands of people travel through airports every day. Ensuring that each passenger, as well as those who are dropping off and picking up travelers, has access to a lifesaving AED device is an important public safety policy.
• Office Buildings – sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere and at any time. Having automated external defibrillators in office buildings can help ensure the peace of mind of those who work in these buildings every day.
• Restaurants – SCA can happen while you are eating breakfast, lunch or dinner. Equipping your restaurant with an AED can help save the lives of your customers.
• Parks – having automated external defibrillators where kids and adults alike gather to play softball, baseball, tennis, or just a game of tag, can be a life saver. Every second counts when it comes to sudden cardiac arrest and having an AED at the park can help ensure that an SCA victim gets the help he or she needs as soon as possible.
• Gyms / Fitness Centers – having AEDs available in places where people go to work out makes the most sense because of the increased chances of SCA while doing intense exercise.
  

Even for medical professionals, an AED can be an invaluable tool; many hospitals even have AEDs on hand. This is because sudden cardiac arrest can occur at any time and to anyone, including children and people who are in excellent health. Because of their light, portable designs, AED machines allow anyone to perform life-saving measures wherever they are placed. And because they can be placed in wall cabinets they are unobtrusive but easily accessible.

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart fibrillates, meaning that the rhythm of heart has been disrupted and is beating in an uncontrollable, chaotic way. The victim will lose consciousness very quickly and death will occur if the person is not treated right away. The heart will begin to die at the rate of 10% per minute, which means that death can occur in as short as ten minutes! Permanent brain damage can occur in five minutes and every second thereafter the chances of brain damage increases. Having an AED available to first responders gives them a huge advantage in not only saving the life of an SCA victim but also determining whether or not that life will continue normally or if it will be impaired by neurological problems or, tragically, in a vegetative state.

One thing to keep in mind is that sudden cardiac arrest and heart attack are not the same thing. A heart attack can trigger an SCA but not the other way around. A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart muscle is interrupted by a blockage in an artery or arteries. Learning the difference is vital because a person suffering from cardiac arrest literally has only minutes to live. That’s why having a defibrillator in a strategic, highly visible place in locations where large numbers of people congregate is a good idea. The peace of mind that comes to those who own or lease those buildings, as well as to those who frequent them, cannot be measured. Knowing that basic life support measures can be taken by a trained AED first responder can increase the comfort level of the businesses that occupy these locations by potentially decreasing their medical liability issues.

In the year 2000, President Clinton signed the Federal Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, which is now Public Law 106-505, regarding the placement of automated external defibrillators in federal buildings. In 2002, President Bush signed into law the Community Access to Emergency Devices Act which authorizes federal grants to states and localities who apply to purchase and place AEDs in public places where the public is likely to gather. These grants can also be used to train first responders on the use of AEDs and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). The law also encourages private companies to purchase automated external defibrillators and to train their employees in defibrillation and CPR procedures. These laws will protect those acting in good faith, as a Good Samaritan, building owner or renter, from unfair lawsuits that may arise from the purchase or use of an AED to save a person’s life during sudden cardiac arrest.

AEDbrands.com prides itself on carrying the best automated external defibrillators the market has to offer. Brands such as Philips, Zoll, Cardiac Science and Medtronic are included along with many others. We also carry accessories, wall signs and decals; plus, we offer package specials to businesses, schools and public safety departments. Our products are FDA approved and we are a member of the Better Business Bureau.

For more information on automated external defibrillators or applicable accessories, call or e-mail AED brands today. We have a large selection of products available to fully outfit your facility. AEDbrands.com offers leasing and purchasing options. We are an authorized dealer of AED products and accessories and we offer a 30 day money-back guarantee as well as free shipping.