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Current StaffHR ServicesHealth & SafetyHealth & Safety in ULAutomated External Defibrillator(AED)
Automated External Defibrillator(AED)
The primary goal of the UL AED Scheme is to assist in the case of on-site suspected cardiac arrest amongst UL students, staff and visitors. Automated External Defibrillator: A computerised medical device that analyses heart rhythm to detect cardiac arrest and delivers an electric shock to the heart if necessary. Cardiac Arrest: A significant life-threatening event when a person's heart stops or fails to produce a pulse. The university maintains a panel of suitably Trained AED operatives and a number of AED units are deployed across the campus in the following key locations:
| Building | AED Location |
|---|---|
| PESS | Reception |
| Main Building |
Main Reception Student Medical Centre (Block C Level M) Finance - Room A2-030 |
| Library | Security/Reception |
| KBS | Reception |
| University Arena | Reception |
| Health Sciences | Reception |
| Foundation Bld | Box Office |
| IWAMD | Security/Reception |
The locations have been chosen as both strategic and reasonably secure. There is a telephone beside each AED. Each AED location is identified by prominent signage. Each AED unit is located in a wall mounted cabinet of a distinctive type. The cabinet contains the AED unit and a list of AED trained operatives with telephone numbers. Please click the link, AED Training Demonstration, to view footage on the step by step use of a PowerHeart AED G3 Defibrillator. Please click link for AED Operation & Service Manual. Please click link for Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - Inspection Record . Please click Link for UL AED Procedure .
