AED Sales, Program Setup and Administration

Why have an AED?

Over 350,000 Americans have a Sudden Cardiac Arrest every year. A Sudden Cardiac Arrest is most often caused by a sudden onset of an abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation (VF) which causes the heart to quiver uselessly in the chest and prevents the heart from pumping blood to the lungs and body. The treatment for VF is defibrillation, which is the delivery of an electric shock to the heart, stopping VF and usually allowing the normal rhythm to resume.

If the shock is delivered to the individual in VF within 3 minutes from the time of collapse, they have a good chance for survival. For every one minute that goes by after the heart goes into ventricular fibrillation, an individual looses about 10% chance of survival, even with CPR being performed.

For more information about the importance of establishing an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) or Public Access to Defibrillation (PAD) Program, look at these web sites:

AHA AED information page
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3027304

National Center for Early Defibrillation
http://www.early-defib.org/

CPR Consultants, Inc. specializes in Automated External Defibrillator (AED) turnkey programs. We help you in all aspects of AED program development; selection of the proper device for your facility, program development specific for your site , CPR and AED training on your specific unit, online AED management program and ongoing replacement of AED pads and batteries as well as practice drills for your emergency response team. These services can be purchased as a package or chosen individually.

AED Selection

CPR Consultants, Inc. will help you understand the different models of AED’s available, their costs of purchase and upkeep. Following is a list and links to the websites of the AED’s currently approved by FDA for sale in the United States.

www.zoll.com (ZOLL AED Plus)

www.physiocontrol.com (also www.aedhelp.com) (Lifepak 500 and Lifepak CR AED’s)

www.medical.phillips.com (Heartstream AED and Forerunner 2 and Onsite)

www.welchallyn.com (LifeQuest 10 and Lifequest 20 AED)

www.cardiacscience.com (Survivalink and Powerheart AED, Powerheart G3 and Firstsave G3)

www.defibtech.com (Defibtech AED)

Program Development

Every site placing an AED into service should make sure that their program will be in compliance with the AED limited liability legislation for that state or federal program. The AED Good Samaritan legislation has many common elements in each state:

• They require CPR and AED training in a nationally recognized program
• They require a prescription to obtain the AED (this is changing and one device has already been approved for sale to homes and businesses without a prescription and we anticipate more to follow)
• They require reporting to a state agency about the placement of an AED (usually report is done to Emergency Medical Services or Department of Health
• They require Medical Oversight for the AED program
• Provides immunity for some or all of the following: the business or facility that purchases the AED for use, the physician who writes the prescription, the employees who may use the AED to save a life or attempt to save a life and the instructors providing training.

Click here to go to a web site that has all state laws
http://www.aedhelp.com/legal/legislation_states.cfm

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Training

We specialize in American Heart Association Training and are able to conduct classes in the safe and effective use of the unit you choose and well as the nationally recognized AHA training in CPR for Adults, Children and Infants. AED’s are recommended in use on anyone over the age of 1 year who is not breathing and does not have a pulse. We will help you identify the type of training that best meets the needs of your facility.

We also offer the critically acclaimed American Heart Association First Aid Training if you are looking to have an Emergency Response Team for all emergencies, not just cardiac arrest.

All participants receive the most current American Heart Association manual, a keychain barrier device and their AHA certification card at the time of training.

It is recommended to practice for emergencies on a regular basis, at least every six months. We also offer drills designed to help you test your emergency response program and to identify any potential issues in your response plan.

Automatic Replacement of AED Defibrillation Pads and Batteries

We can set your program up to automatically receive the AED pads and batteries two months before expiration of your existing components. This guarantees your AED components are always up to date in ready response mode and in compliance with your state law.

AEDPulse – CPR Consultants, Inc Online AED Program Management Tool

AEDPulse is an online AED management program that has the following features:

• You can access the information about your AED from any computer
• You are automatically send a monthly reminder to check you AED Ready Status
• Keeps a record of with who is trained in CPR/AED in your facility and sends you reminders for renewal training
• Sends reminders before expiration date of defibrillation pads and batteries
  

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