What's is a public access defibrillatior?
Public access defibrillatior (PAD) means making AEDs available in public and/or private places where large numbers of people gather or people who are at high risk for heart attacks live.
What is an AED?
The automated external defibrillator (AED) is a computerized medical device. An AED can check a person’s heart rhythm. It can recognize a rhythm that requires a shock. And it can advise the rescuer when a shock is needed. The AED uses voice prompts, lights and text messages to tell the rescuer the steps to take.
AEDs are very accurate and easy to use. With a few hours of training, anyone can learn to operate an AED safely. There are many different brands of AEDs, but the same basic steps apply to all of them.
If you would like to become a P.A.D. site please call your local First Responder Group or your local Ambulance station, where we can help with training for CPR & AED and help raise support for the running cost of the P.A.D. site.
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