AED Orientation
Monday, October 9, 2006, 01:30 PM

Do you have an AED in your building? Do you not know how, why or when to use it? The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) orientation session will teach you everything you need to know.

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) occurs in approximately 350,000 people in the United States every year. 225,000 of these people die, and approximately 100,000 of these deaths could be prevented if Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) were more widely available. A heart attack can strike anyone, anywhere, at anytime. According to the American Red Cross, the only definitive treatment for SCA is a defibrillation shock that restores a normal heart rhythm. The chance of an SCA victim's survival decreases by 10% for every minute that passes. If an AED is placed on the chest of a cardiac arrest victim within 3 minutes of the heart attack, 80% have a chance for survival.

These small portable devices are so easy to use that the University currently has AEDs available for public access at eighteen campus locations. Large-scale AED orientations have been made available for the University community in order to alert building occupants of their AED locations, equipment overview, and hands-on practice with manikins. Site-specific CPR/AED certifications are provided through trained AED committee members. Come learn about AEDs. Bring your co-workers.

When: Monday October 9th, 2006 Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm (approximately) Where: University Square, Room 2E (basement of building). Directions The training room is located in the University Square building (map shown below). On College and Pitkin (SW side of street) right next to the Visitors Center (just south). (This building is the old Forest Service building.) (Tan building with Green trim) The training room is in the basement room 2E. As you walk down the stairs of the main entrance go down the hallway straight ahead past room 2 and turn right at the end of the hallway. Walk straight ahead past the break room and bathrooms to the 2nd room on the right which is room 2E. *“A” parking is available to the west of the building.* Cost: Priceless (free to CSU community members) Pre-registration is required: http://www.ehs.colostate.edu/Safety/AED.asp Problems registering? Call 491-6745