On OpenStreetMap, there’s an emergency=defibrillator object. It can be tagged with information like opening hours (e.g. if it’s inside a location that’s only open certain hours), a description of the location (“at the front desk”), etc.
For example, on the Android/iOS app OsmAnd, you can select ‘Defibrillator’ as a point of interest (POI) Additionally, choosing ‘Healthcare’ POI type will show not just hospitals, clinics, etc., but also AED locations.
Other emergency devices, like emergency phones, are also mappable.
Why YSK: quick access to defibrillators can save lives and significantly improve quality-of-life outcomes. The more complete this data is, the more useful somebody can actually expect it to be in an emergency. Even if the data isn’t queried during the emergency, seeing it on the map could help users know where they are ahead of time.
AEDs STOP THE HEART. It’s up to you to restart with CPR afterwards
if you’re not confident in your CPR skills, do not apply an AED!
This is flat wrong. No CPR is worse than bad CPR. And an automatic AED gives instructions to continue CPR when it completes the shock.
If you are alone, CALL 911 while you are starting CPR. They will help you through it and give instructions as well.
Never never never dont do CPR because you are scared of doing it wrong
The Person is fucking dead right now crack their ribs its not gonna hurt unless they survive
Especially since you don’t even crack a rib usually. The cracking people here is often just the bones dislodging from the cartilage in the front of your chest. But even so a broken rib is better than dead I’d say.
I think you’re focusing on the wrong part here. Some people will not do CPR at all. And a lot of people think an AED will perform all the needed steps to resuscitate someone. If someone like that were to use an AED, they’re very likely to kill someone.
The AED has recorded instructions on what to do…
At this point we’re talking past each other, which is unfortunate. I’ve had first aid training including CPR and AED operation, plus a few refreshers over the years. It was always stressed that death was a near certainty if you don’t provide CPR at the right time. And someone expecting the machine to do it all, in a high stress situation typical of AED use, has a reasonable probability of failing to do, even when instructed by the device.
Yeah same. The lessons included saying that if the AED is not needed, it’s still safe to apply it.
It’s not “at the right time”, it’s "as soon as possible.
There might be a difference in AED features between countries, I’m in Ontario Canada and they are a single standard device.