Automated External Defibrillators

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Fire Service

 

1.     Do you have Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in your service?

2.     If yes, where are your AEDs stored? (e.g. in fire vehicles, inside stations or outside station in a cabinet)

3.     How many AEDs do you have?

4.     What make and model are the AEDs please?

5.     How old are your AEDs and what year were they purchased?

6.     When would you look to replace your AEDs?

7.     Who in your organization deals with the maintenance of equipment, such as AEDs?

8.     Who is in charge of purchasing equipment such as AEDs?

9.     Where do you purchase AEDs from?

10. Are your AEDs serviced?

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1.     Do you have Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in your service?

        Yes

2.     If yes, where are your AEDs stored? (e.g. in fire vehicles, inside stations or outside station in a cabinet)

        We have AEDs in various places.

        Each front-line fire appliance and training department has 1, we have 1 in each co-responder vehicle, each of our 38 fire stations has an AED on the outer wall for use by the public

3.     How many AEDs do you have?

        47 in frontline appliances 5 in training appliances and at training centre

        26 in co-responder vehicles

        38 attached to stations

4.     What make and model are the AEDs please?

        52 in appliances and training are ZOLL AED 3

        26 co-responder are Powerheart

        38 attached to stations are various

5.     How old are your AEDs and what year were they purchased?

        52 ZOLL AED in appliances have been in service for approx 8 years

        26 co-responder have been in service for approx 20 years

        38 attached to stations have been phased in over the last 6 years, so have various dates

6.     When would you look to replace your AEDs?

        The time for replacing these would need to form part of a medical review and would need to be approved by SLT, currently there is no appetite to replace the LFR owned AEDs, as these fall in line with the fire service needs

7.     Who in your organization deals with the maintenance of equipment, such as AEDs?

        52 ZOLL AEDs are tested and maintained by crews on station and via the services operational support team.

        26 co-responder powerheart AEDs are tested by crews on station and owned and maintained by LIVES

        38 attached to stations are tested and maintained by EMAS under local communities' agreement

8.     Who is in charge of purchasing equipment such as AEDs?

        This would be an SLT and operational support decision, based on and lead by the service medical and clinical governance

9.     Where do you purchase AEDs from?

        52 ZOLL AEDs were purchased from Zoll

        26 co-responder powerheart AED units are on loan from LIVES, although we purchase the batteries and consumables.

        38 attached to stations are owned by EMAS so no purchasing information available

10.    Are your AEDs serviced?

        52 ZOLL AEDs in service are tested weekly, monthly and annually in line with guidance from ZOLL, they also have a self-service function which allows for minimum servicing requirments

        26 co-responder Powerheard AEDs are tested weekly and monthly by crews and serviced annually by LIVES

        38 attached to stations are tested annually by the EMAS community team