Wondered what other people's thoughts were on these? Our community association has just installed one in the local pub and ran a (poorly attended) training course. We also have a further two in the village including the doctor's surgery. I'm a bit ambivalent about them. I've read a few articles from BHF and in the BMJ which appear to indicate that there are very few cardiac arrests which can actually be helped by defibrillation as some of the heart rhythms produced are not shockable. The resuscitation window is also very short (sub 2 mins for 80% success rate) so unless the incident actually occurs in close proximity to the PAD with someone nearby trained or prepared to use the device, then its use is limited. The article in the BMJ suggested that it was probably just as effective to train more people in CPR
How do you acknowledge Easter.