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The City of Colorado Springs through American Medical Response (AMR) and AED Consulting. LLC has undertaken a community-wide effort to encourage the successful placement and use of AEDs. AMR recognizes the challenges of having an effective AED Program and has therefore provided this web site as a resource for both public and privately placed AEDs.
Colorado Springs AED Program Goals:
- Increase the out of hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest survival rates in the community
- Educate the residents of Colorado Springs on the importance of lay responder CPR and the use of AEDs
- Improve the readiness of public and privately placed AEDs in the community
- Create guidelines and resources for AEDs placed within the community
- Create online tools to help maintain AEDs placed within the community
- Conduct training classes on how to perform CPR and use AEDs
- Encourage AEDs availability through an inexpensive rental program
Why Register your AED?
- Registering your AED ensures 911 dispatch receives the location information of your device
- Registering your AED puts your device information into our database
- You will receive a courtesy reminder to update your pads and batteries when they are nearing expiration
Register your AED here
Receive important information about the Colorado Springs AED Program
Colorado Springs AED Program Resources:
What is an AED?
An automated external defibrillator is a device that delivers an electric shock to the heart. The AED examines the patient's heart rhythm and determines whether the heart is in a "shockable" rhythm. If in a shockable rhythm, the machine will advise and can deliver a shock. The machine determines whether the electric treatment is needed or not, not the user.
Why is an AED used?
Electrical shock is the best treatment for some lethal heart dysrhythmias. These dysrhythmias include ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. The idea is that the electrical shock will stop the hearts activity for a split second, and a normal heartbeat will start.
Have questions or need more information, please call (720) 975-4055 or cosprings@aedconsulting.net .
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