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What does an AED do?

An AED delivers an听electric shock through the chest to the heart.听The shock can potentially stop an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) and allow a normal rhythm to听resume following sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).听

SCA occurs when the heart malfunctions and stops beating unexpectedly. If not treated within听minutes, it quickly leads to death. The heart must be 鈥渄efibrillated鈥澨齫uickly听because a person's听chance of surviving听drops by 10% every minute without treatment to maintain blood circulation.*

Through the pads the AED can monitor the heart鈥檚 electrical rhythm and deliver a shock when it is needed. The AED gives voice instructions to tell you exactly what you should do. Visual prompts are also provided through simple diagrams on the AED or its case.

How would I use an AED effectively?

To use an AED safely and effectively, all you need to do is:听

1. If you see someone having a cardiac arrest, call 222 (for ambulance and security support) and听start CPR and get someone to get the AED
2. Place the AED next to the person and then open the AED lid
3. Switch on the AED and follow the spoken instructions given by the AED (in English)

Powerheart G5 Demonstration video

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Where can I find an AED at 皇家华人?

UCL has deployed 30听POWERHEART庐 G5 Automatic External defibrillators throughout the Bloomsbury campus for use in emergency situations.

>听听(UCL login required)

Can my department get an AED?

Departments can request the installation of an AED via听the Estates Customer Helpdesk. Estates will advise on the required model, an appropriate location and arrange any associated works.

Departments are responsible for:

• Paying for the AED and associated installation costs
• Notifying the Estates Customer Helpdesk of any changes to the AED (visible damage听etc)
• Reporting any incidents which involve听the use of the AED using riskNET, the incident reporting tool

>听riskNET

Further information

> Read more about defibrillators at 皇家华人
>听POWERHEART庐 G5 AED User's Guide

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