It is documented that between 2000-2006 there have been over 500 occurrences of SCA taking place to kids at school. Especially, the fitness or gym facilities of many schools have to be equipped with an AED as physical activity can cause stress to the heart and with several activities like basketball, baseball, swimming and baseball, there are high chances of anyone experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest. As a sudden cardiac arrest can be experienced by anyone irrespective of their age and as such, the faculty and students both have to be protected in the event of such an incident taking place.

Defibrillation is the technique that is necessary to help save a person suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. Defibrillation basically means administering an electric shock to a person in order to regulate the heart beat and this has to be done only within the first four minutes, and each and every minute immediately after that decreases the probabilities of survival by ten percent. This remedy is given with the help of an automated external defibrillator also known as an AED.

An automated external defibrillator is a device approved by the FDA that will send an electrical shock to a patient experience SCA that will put the heart back into its normal rhythm. Most schools have made sure to install AED’s in gyms or where sports are played by children, however, there are few AED’s mounted in day care centers. Many states have enacted laws that require schools or locations where children regular to have an AED installed, but there are still several states that have not.

An AED first monitors the patient’s condition and then by means of a screen or voice prompt indicates the next step to be taken in order to administer a shock and after the first shock, it checks the heart rate again and decides the course of action. With minimal training a typical person, teacher, or day care center employee can learn to use a defibrillator. With so many programs and initiatives taken by so many organizations and state departments, our schools and day care centers have become a much safer place and this trend will only continue in the future to make sure that full safety of all individuals.

Another way to protect children in day care centers is to make sure you have philps child pads or M5072A always in stock and that they have not expired.  You should always make sure you have the correct pads in the event a child experiences SCA.  Child pads will automatically send the correct electrical shock.