Plant City & Lakeland Florida CPR AED Automated External Defibrillator First Aid Sales, Service & T

LAKELAND, Fla. - Oct. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- Lakeland and Plant City Florida – I spent much of this past week teaching CPR AED and First Aid in Plant City and Lakeland Florida at several large manufacturing and distribution centers.  My company, The CPR School helps companies implement and maintain AED programs.  If your location does not have an AED call us.  If you already have AEDs we can train your team how and when to use the AED, how to maintain the AED – monthly AED inspections are mandatory and what to do after the AED is used.

What is an AED and how does it work? - An Automated External Defibrillator or AED is a portable, battery operated electronic device about the size of a laptop computer.  The AED automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a victim and is able to treat the patient by an electrical shock which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm.  AEDs are designed to be simple so that anyone can use one.

Why should I buy an AED? - According to the American Heart Association, sudden cardiac arrest claims about 340,000 lives each year – or around 930 every day in the United States.  Sudden cardiac arrest, which is the leading cause of death in the United States kills more people than breast cancer, lung cancer, and AIDS combined.  Currently 95 percent of all cardiac arrest victims die.

How expensive are AEDs? - AEDs range in price from about $1,200 to about $1,800.  Although this is not inexpensive it is invaluable if it saves your life or the life of a friend, family member or coworker.  Buying a used AED on EBay or buying an AED from a salesperson that has little or no knowledge about the AED is never a good idea.  These are life saving devices – if they fail, your patient dies.

What does OSHA indicate about AEDs? - "Because the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) can save the lives of workers who experience cardiac arrest while on the job, OSHA today encouraged employers to consider making this equipment available in their workplace."  US Department of Labor, Office of Public Affairs, Dec. 17, 2001

What about Federal Laws regarding the use of AEDs? - The Cardiac Arrest Survival Act (CASA) of 2000 is our nation's first legislation recognizing the lifesaving role played by automated external defibrillators (AEDs).  The law highlights the need to make AEDs accessible to anyone who has had proper training, not just professional medical personnel.  The law protects trained AED users from liability, and also protects any person who has maintained the device, provided training, tested the device or acquired it.  The law also augments existing state "Good Samaritan" laws by ensuring federal liability protection for trained users and purchasers of AEDs.

What type of training is required to use an AED? - AEDs are designed to be very simple to use.  However, this is a race against time.  For every minute we delay shocking our victim their chance of survival drops 10%.  Training increases speed, confidence and efficiency.   I suggest working with a professional trainer that has real life experience using CPR and AEDs on real people.  An instructor that can work with your staff to answer any and all questions.  Someone that can create realistic training scenarios to use during class and most importantly someone that can make your staff comfortable using their new skills.  You don’t want an instructor that scares or confuses them.  Look for a full time, insured professional that knows AEDs, CPR and First Aid.

The CPR School can help your business meet OSHA compliance requirements, reduce workers' compensation claims and improve productivity.  The CPR School can save your company money and protect your employees with our CPR AED and First Aid Safety Certification Classes held at your Florida workplace.

Workers’ compensation claims are unfortunately an expensive part of doing business in Florida.  Even the safest company will eventually have an employee get injured on the job.  How quickly you provide the proper medical care can be the difference between a minor accident treated at the workplace, a trip to the hospital or a major life threatening injury.

WHAT WE DO
1. CPR Training Classes - Certification and re-certification classes
2. First Aid Training - includes choking and stroke warning signs
3. HIV / AIDS Bloodborne Pathogens Class
4. AED Automated External Defibrillator Training
5. AED- Automated External Defibrillator Sales, Maintenance, Service, Program Management and Consulting
6. Safety Committee implementation and member training
7. Emergency Medical Preparedness Safety Drills.

We offer American Heart Association, ASHI and ECSI CPR AED First Aid & Bloodborne Pathogens Safety training certification classes at your location.  The CPR School provides our corporate customers quality CPR AED First Aid Safety training in an accelerated format, presented in an entertaining and informative manner.  No boring video tapes or dry lectures – we promise.

AED Sales | AED Service | AED Battery | AED Electrode Pads | AED Inspections | AED Training Classes | AED Program Management | Safety Drills | AED Consulting | CPR AED & First Aid Training Classes

The CPR School can help you every step of the process from A to Z.  We start by helping you find the right make and model AED.  Next we help you select the right location for the AED.  Then we train your staff how to use the AED.  Then we train your staff how to properly maintain and inspect the AED.  And finally, if you use the AED we help you download the event data and get the defibrillator back into service.  No other company can provide the same level of experience, education and expertise.

Keith Murray, owner of The CPR School, LLC is a licensed Florida Firefighter EMT who holds a masters degree and both the Florida 220 and 215 insurance licenses.  Mr. Murray consults with Florida businesses, manufacturing and distribution centers, assisted living facilities,  schools and homeowners associations regarding safety training, performing AED needs evaluations as well as implementing AED programs.  We assist with all aspects of the AED program from planning to implementation to maintenance.  We are your complete source for your Automated External Defibrillators (AED), CPR AED and First Aid Safety Training Classes and other risk management issues.

Contact The CPR School at 877-6-AED-CPR or (877) 623 3277 or on the web at www.TheCPRSchool.com