Emergency Preparedness

Automatic External Defibrillators (AED)

An Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) is available in each Public Safety vehicle. AED devices are located in:

1. Aztec Athletics Center Lobby (AAC)
2. Aztec Recreation Center (ARC)
3. Aztec Center (wall adjacent to information booth)
4. Cox Arena (Entry level and floor level)
5. Outside East Commons
6. Exercise & Nutritional Sciences Annex
7. Peterson Gym (Breezeway)
8. Physical Plant (Lobby)
9. Mission Bay Aquatic Center (Off-campus)
10. Gateway Building; one in SDSU Foundation lobby, and one in KPBS lobby
11. SDSU Research Foundation Building, 3590 Camino Del Rio North, near mail entrance (Off-campus)
12. Calpulli Center 4th floor
13. Student Services East (Breezeway)
14. Aztec Tennis Courts Bldg.
15. Aztec Aquaplex deck

See, campus map for locations.

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AED Training

AED training is offered by Aztec Recreation Center (ARC) along with CPR and First Aid training.

SDSU is taking part in a larger county program to install AEDs in public places. In 2000, the city of San Diego began “Project Heartbeat,” an effort to persuade government agencies, businesses and other entities in the county to begin defibrillator programs. Defibrillators have now been placed at local lifeguard stations, the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego International Airport, and some businesses like Qualcomm. The machines, housed in plastic cases the size of a large purse, can be used to monitor a person’s heartbeat and determine if the heart’s rhythm is normal. Defibrillators can also deliver life-saving electric shocks to restart the heart or correct an irregular heartbeat. AEDs are designed to be used by non-medical personnel, so cardiac arrest victims don’t have to wait for emergency crews to arrive to receive potentially life-saving treatment.

Here’s what to do if someone is unconscious/unresponsive:

1. Call 9-1-1.
2. Check for breathing. If the victim is not breathing, initiate Rescue Breathing: gently tilt the head back to open the airway; watch chest and listen for air from mouth. If not yet breathing, pinch the nose and give 2 slow, full breaths. Watch the chest rise and fall during each breath. Breathe into the victim’s mouth once every 5 seconds until emergency personnel arrive.
3. Check for signs of circulation. If no pulse, and if AED is available, open AED and apply. Administer CPR as required. If you don’t know CPR, continue with Rescue Breathing.

SDSU’s point of contact for all AED purchases and placements is Micki Binnall, Department of Public Safety (DPS). Departments wishing to install an AED must train at least one staff member in CPR. Contact Micki Binnall at ext. 4-4421 for information regarding the SDSU AED Program; and AED device placement and purchase.

More than 460,000 Americans die each year from sudden cardiac arrest. Statistics from both the American Heart Association and American Red Cross show that automated defibrillator programs work to reduce deaths from cardiac arrest. With each passing minute after a heart attack, a person’s chances of survival dip by 10 percent. If an AED is applied within three minutes, that person’s chance of survival rises to 30-70 percent—as opposed to less than 5 percent without an AED.

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