Keeping Your AED Ready - Let's Talk Defibrillator Batteries
It's easy to forget about your defibrillator batteries until an emergency actually happens, but that's the last time you want to realize they're dead. Most people buy an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), mount it on the wall in a nice cabinet, and then kind of just walk past it every day for years. It becomes part of the furniture. But that little box is a sophisticated piece of medical tech, and like any gadget, it's only as good as its power source. If the battery is drained, that life-saving device is just an expensive paperweight. ...