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I'm an AED consultant researching whether or not EMS crews actually reach victims of sudden cardiac arrest inside four minutes, after which survival rates fall off fast. I feel that this short a time is unreachable, in practical terms, since you can't negotiate with city traffic, building...

In large building complexes, how practical would it be to require that at least one security staffer each shift have an EMT ticket (and pay)? I see that as complementary to having an AED PAD in the lobby, until EMS crews can fight their way there. Covers STEMI's as well as SCA's. Look at the...

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/11/17/china%E2%80%99s-netizens-react-to-shanghai-tower-blaze/ Apparently caused by using flammable insulation, started by untrained welders. For some reason the media are pretty quiet about this. - Dwight

I am entering a business distributing AEDs to building complexes, and I would like to better understand the issues that might be delaying ambulance response to SCA's. People in high-rises are said to be hard to access by EMS, what with traffic congestion, multiple towers, computerized...