UWRF Risk Management -Automated External Defibrillators

Risk Management

Automated External Defibrillators

In the time it takes you to read this information, sudden cardiac arrest will have claimed another victim. Statistics show that more than 200,000 Americans die of sudden cardiac arrest every year. Up to 50,000 of these deaths could have been prevented if someone had initiated the Cardiac Chain of Survival, and an automated external defibrillator (AED) had been available for immediate use at the time of the emergency.

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Public Access Defibrillation Program and Procedure

AED's are found on campus in several locations:

Agricultural Science	Next to drinking fountain near dean's office
C.H.I.L.D. Child Care Center	Check-in desk
Centennial Science Hall	Next to men's restroom on second floor
Davee Library	Lower level lobby
Emogene A. Nelson Center	Lobby
Facilities Management	Lobby
Hagestad Hall	Main lobby area
Hunt Arena	Lobby
Karges Center	Lobby
Kleinpell Fine Arts	Left side of elevator on first floor
Knowles Center	Check-in desk
Laboratory Farms -Campus	Near office in colt barn
Laboratory Farms - Mann Valley	Dairy Learning Center
Regional Development Institute	Hallway to Restrooms
South Hall	Intersection of hallways on first floor
University Center	Top of Heritage Hall stairs (to the right)
University Center	Right side of men's restroom in lower level
Wyman Education Building	Main doorway to Ed Tech Center
North Hall	Second floor - left of HR office

Don't wait for the next class to learn how to use an AED!

UWRF uses the "Heartstart Onsite Defibrillator" in all AED locations on campus. (Only adult shock pads are available in the defibrillators.)

Click here for an online tutorial on how to use the AED's on campus.

(Once you get to the website, click on the "OnSite Defibrillator Product Demonstration" button on the right hand side of the page. It may take a couple of minutes for the program to load so be patient. The tutorial lasts about 5 minutes.)