Management6 min read
What expires in a defibrillator, and when
A defibrillator doesn’t break: it expires. And it expires in pieces, at different moments, with dates printed on labels nobody looks at until they’re needed.
Blog
Keeping a defibrillator ready
An installed AED is not a ready AED. Here we write about the craft of looking after one: the things that expire, the checks that have to be logged, and the ways a device stops working without anyone noticing.
Risks7 min read
The ways an AED stops being useful
A defibrillator almost always fails before it’s switched on. Not through a fault: because it can’t be found, can’t be reached, or nobody knows it’s there.
Organisation5 min read
Who is responsible for an installed defibrillator
Buying an AED is an afternoon’s decision. Keeping it ready is a commitment that lasts as long as the device, and it has to be assigned to a person with a name.