Public Access Defibrillation Program
Security is responsible for checking each AED on a daily basis and for documenting these daily checks. The AED Program Manager will check these daily checklists on a monthly basis to ensure compliance with the Transwestern PAD program. The AED Program Manager will submit a written update each month to detail the results of this review.
Security will check the following items on each AED each day:
- Date of Inspection
- Last Name and/or ID Number of Inspector
- No Paper Signs on AED Cabinet and No Obstacles in Front of AED
- Carrying Case Intact
- LED Readout on AED Reads “OK”
- Local Alarm Activates When Cabinet is Opened
Security will report any abnormalities to the AED Program Manager for resolution.
Click here to download a copy of the Transwestern Public Access Defibrillation Program
Equipment List
The following supplemental equipment shall be with each AED at all times:
- Two sets of defibrillator chest pads
- Two pocket face masks
- Disposable non-latex medical gloves
- Two safety razors – for shaving patient's chest, if necessary for proper defibrillation pad contact
- One absorbent towel
- Extra AED battery (unless AED has a rechargeable battery)
- Five – 4 x 4 pads
- Cables, if the AED has removable cables
- Maryland Facility AED Form for Cardiac Arrest
- A list of equipment required under the MIEMSS AED program requirements
- A copy of the Maryland AED protocol
