What are the top 3 human reasons an AED may fail?
(1) Can’t quickly retrieve the AED – Federal government guidelines recommend that businesses and public places have enough AED units so that when needed, an AED can be retrieved quickly and applied anywhere from any property location in less than 3 minutes. Unfortunately, not enough are purchased and placed properly. Most businesses and pubic places do not have the recommended number of AED units. Most people are not familiar as to where they are located. Do you have enough AED units on your property? Do your employees know where they are? (2) Drops and damages AED – AED units should be protected while being transported in a hard carrying case and stored in preferably a wall cabinet when not in use for all to see. You should protect your AED from damage. Some AEDs are more resiliant to being damaged when dropped. Protect your lifesaving AED. A life may depend on it. (3) Does not know how to use AED – Federal government guidelines recommend that every person that is expected to use an A
