Tips To Ensure Your Schools Safety Equipment Is Ready To Save A Life
Tips to Ensure Your Schools Safety Equipment is Ready to Save a LifeAnnual
, Monthly and Daily Preparedness Strategies to Support Your Equipment and AED Battery
Its not enough for schools to just have safety equipment readily available in the event of an emergencyit must be in working order to be effective.All AED batteries and equipment must be reexamined at varying levels annual, monthly and even daily to ensure peak performance.
Annual Maintenance Tips
In addition to your schools ongoing safety communication strategies that ensure new students, teachers, staff and volunteers understand the safety program and are ready to save a life if needed, each year your safety team needs to take a detailed look at the schools equipment to guarantee everything is powered and working properly.Please consult with your fire department or emergency medical service for a customized plan as well as your safety medical equipment provider to get tips on your specific brand of life-saving tools.For example, users of LIFEPAK Automated External Defibrillators would follow these simple steps:
LIFEPAK Annual Maintenance
1.Open the AED lid
2.Close the lid
3.Confirm that the AED battery is powered and the STATUS INDICATOR states OK
4.Make sure the expiration date is visible through the clear window of the lid
5.Check to make sure that the STATUS INDICATOR states OK
6.Open the lid and confirm that no diagnostics indicators are lit
7.Check the expiration dates of the pads; if expired, replace them
8.Check the electrodes packaging integrity
9.Close the lid
10.Examine the molded case of the AED for any visible signs of stress
Monthly Maintenance
On a monthly basis, safety team leads should continue to check the
AED battery and safety equipment. Again, please refer to your communitys emergency professionals and your schools safety equipment provider for specific tips and details on your brand of life-saving equipment.For example, schools using Philips HeartStart OnSite Automated External Defibrillators would follow these steps monthly:
Philips HeartStart Monthly Maintenance
1.Open Carry Case
2.Ensure the status indicator is blinking green
3.Remove AED from Case
4.Check expiration dates on pads
5.Check expiration date on the AED battery
6.Place AED back in case and zip closed
Daily checks of the AED battery and
emergency medical products are not time consuming and should be completed in order to be ready to respond to an emergency any time of the month or year. At the very least each day, your school safety personnel should verify that the battery of your
AED is charged (often represented by a green Status Indicator light) and that the unit is easily accessible.
By following these suggestions and partnering with your communitys emergency service provider as well as the schools safety equipment provider, you can be confident that you will always be prepared in the event of an emergency.
by:Alex Robinson
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