To help ensure a successful AED Program, assign a project manager and tailor a program that works for your situation. Be sure to cover these bases:
Get Ready:
• Assign a project manager
• Gain consensus among stakeholders
• Review federal, state and local laws and regulations
• Consult local emergency medical services
• Identify your response team
Get Set:
• Arrange for medical direction
• Choose AED equipment and vendor
• Design policies and procedures — and keep improving them
• Train response team and plan for refresher training
• Assess how many AEDs you’ll need and where to place them
• Develop a budget (equipment, training, promotion)
• Have your legal counsel review your program
Go:
• Purchase and deploy AEDs and other supplies
• Promote your program
• Follow your quality assurance plan for people, equipment and procedures
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