AED

 

An automated external defibrillator, or AED, now hangs upon the wall in the
commons area of the high school, ready to treat victims of cardiac arrest when
they cannot be revived by CPR alone.  The machine is fully automated so that
the user cannot harm the victim in any way.  A voice recording walks the user
through the steps of setting up the AED and only releases a shock once it
detects a need for it in the victim's heart rhythm.

Several faculty and staff members at the high school are trained to use the
AED, including all physical education instructors, coaches, supervisors and
principles, secretaries, nurses and many teachers.  Though the student body has
not been trained to use the AED, they have been educated as to what the machine
does and how it is basically used.