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Work Places
AEDs can be strategically located throughout a workplace facility, much like fire extinguishers. This strategy is especially important in settings where response times may be inhibited, such as high-rise buildings or outlying rural campuses. Some specific locations that could benefit from a greater accessibility of AEDs include:
- Any company with large numbers of employees under one roof
- Large industrial site office buildings
- Urban locations where first responders could be inhibited by traffic, staircases, elevators, escalators, or crowds
- Campuses with tight security controls or spread out facilities
- Conference centers
- Any business with an aging work force
- Work-sites with high-voltage equipment
- Relatively remote locations, which could take EMS longer to reach
Check with the facility management in your workplace to see if a defibrillation program exists. If not, you could be part of a team to initiate one.
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