AED Link is Lifesaving Technology
The Atrus AED Link™ system
is an innovative, end-to-end solution that helps 911 dispatch agencies substantially and cost-effectively increase the benefits
of publicly placed automated external defibrillators (AEDs) deployed in the community.
The Atrus AED Link system
offers mission-critical AED location data to 911 dispatchers via a regularly updated geographic information system (GIS) map
layer. This map layer enables dispatchers to know the whereabouts of nearby registered AEDs so they can help those on-scene
get these lifesaving devices to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) victims faster, thereby increasing the chances that lives will
be saved.
How Atrus’ AED Link System Fills a Critical Information Gap
When sudden cardiac arrest strikes, bystanders immediately call 911. However, 911 dispatchers generally lack information about
the presence and location of AEDs at or nearby an SCA victim. To address this critical information gap, Atrus created and
manages the National AED Registry™ (www.NationalAEDRegistry.com). It is the first and only national database resource specifically designed to help improve SCA survival rates by rapidly
linking AEDs, AED users and SCA victims.
The National AED Registry is a robust data repository containing information
about the presence and location of registered, publicly accessible AEDs. This information is used by the AED Link system to
generate and transmit a GIS map layer showing 911 dispatchers the locations of registered AEDs at and nearby SCA victims.
Public Safety Benefits of the Atrus AED Link System
Today, publicly
available AEDs are rarely retrieved and used because bystanders generally can’t see them and 911 dispatchers are unaware
they are nearby. In fact, statistics provided by the CARES (Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival) Registry, a collaborative
effort between the CDC and Emory University, indicate that publicly available AEDs are used less than 5% of the time when
needed and available. As a result, SCA victims are dying at locations at or nearby publicly placed AEDs.
AEDs DON'T SAVE LIVES. PEOPLE, QUICKLY USING AN AED, SAVE LIVES. BUT YOU CAN'T USE AN AED IF YOU
DON'T KNOW WHERE ONE IS IN THE TIME OF NEED
To request a copy of our White Paper:
"People are Dying in Buildings
with AEDs! Find out how this can be stopped!" CLICK HERE
