education to save lives
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Public Access to Defibrillation (PAD) Program
The Science of Saving Lives
The Concept
Making AEDs available for quick access in public and/or private places where large number of people congregate, live or work improves survival rates for cardiac arrest victims. Public Access to Defibrillation (PAD) is the latest in the line of tools developed to combat sudden death in a public setting. Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are being installed in numerous buildings and public gathering areas. Sometimes these areas are privately owned, others may be governmental. All of this is being done to help combat sudden cardiac arrest and increase survival rates.
The Goal
Positively improve the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate by having an AED available to victims within 3 minutes ("Drop to Shock") of the onset of cardiac arrest. Time is of the essence in combating sudden cardiac death. CPR alone isn't enough. Most victims are in a condition called Ventricular Fibrillation. If defibrillated within 3 minutes, survival rates can be as high as 75%. Placing AEDs in those places where anybody can get to them and use them can literally make a difference between life and death.
CHEERS's PAD PROGRAM SITES
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