UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
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.
UW-River Falls Public Access Defibrillation Program and Procedure
AED's are found in each residence hall lobby and in the following locations on campus:
|
Building |
Location of AED |
|---|---|
|
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 |
|
Facilities Management |
Lobby |
|
Falcon Center - Classroom Hallway |
West of zamboni access door |
|
Falcon Center - Fitness Center |
East of desk |
|
Falcon Center - Karges Gym |
Outside northeast gym door |
|
Falcon Center - Karges Gym |
Outside southwest gym door |
|
Falcon Center - Knowles Center |
Southeast track curve |
|
Falcon Center - Northern Hallway |
Between football lockers and athletic equipment |
|
Falcon Center - Wheelock Commons |
Across hall from ticket booth |
|
Falcon Center - Wheelock Commons |
South of women's restroom |
|
Falcon Center - Mezzanine |
Across from southeast Page entrance |
|
Farm - Campus Lab |
Near office in colt barn |
|
Farm - Mann Valley |
Dairy Learning Center |
|
Kleinpell Fine Arts |
Left side of elevator on first floor |
|
North Hall |
Second floor - left of HR office |
|
Regional Development Institute |
Hallway to restrooms |
|
South Hall |
Intersection of hallways on first floor |
|
University Center - First Level |
Right side of men's restroom |
|
University Center - Second Level |
Top of Heritage Hall stairs (to the right) |
|
Wyman Education Building |
Main doorway to Ed Tech Center |
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, with the exception of the C.H.I.L.D. Center, which has pediatric shock pads.) Below is a YouTube video that can prepare you to save a life if you can spare just over 12 minutes to view the demonstration about using the Onsite AED.
