5 reasons you need a Business AED Package

Employee safety should always be top-of-mind for any business. When it comes to safety keeping an AED package onsite in the workplace can keep employees safe but may ultimately save a life. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can occur at any time, so it is important for your business to always be prepared.

#1. Easy to Use

AEDs are easy to use and come with both visual and audio cues to get you through an emergency situation. To ensure the AED is beneficial to your business, our packages are compact, lightweight, portable, battery-operated, have multi-language capability, have a Wi-Fi connection and are safe to use. When choosing a package be sure to add on pediatric pads if children are frequently present.

#2. SCA Can Happen at Any Time

SCA can occur at work due to a heart attack, electrocution, or asphyxiation, just to name a few. AEDs should be placed appropriately to allow for a response time in 3-5 minutes as well as:

• Areas where many people work close together
• Where electric-powered devices are used
• Outdoor worksites
• Health units
• Fitness areas

Studies have shown that only 50% of employees can locate the AED in their workplace so it is important to ensure your employees know all AED locations.

#3. Survival Odds Increase

An AED increases the survival odds because they can be used before emergency medical service (EMS) arrive. Studies have shown that using an AED immediately have a 60% survival one year after SCA. Of the SCA deaths that occur each year, more than 95% of the victims die before they reach the hospital. When care is provided within five to seven minutes, including early treatment with an AED, survival rates can improve dramatically.

#4. 10,000 SCAs Occur in the Workplace Each Year

There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually in the United States, with nearly 10,000 occurring in the workplace. Less than 10% of victims often survive. Having an AED onsite can make your workplace safer and can mean the difference between life or death.

#5. It’s Always Better to Have One Available if You Need it

Your business is better off taking the chance of having an AED onsite and not needing it than not having one available and needing it. Having an AED in the office brings peace of mind to your employees in case of an emergency. Death can occur within minutes if the victim doesn’t receive treatment. We have different and affordable business AED packages available depending on your business’s needs. Common packages include the Philips HeartStart OnSite AED Business Package and the ZOLL AED Plus Business Package.

Although an AED in the workplace is important, so is having your employees trained on how to use it and how to perform CPR so they are prepared if an emergency situation were to occur. CPR is easy to learn, and anyone can perform it. If CPR is performed immediately, it can double or triple the chance of survival.