Thank you! The beeping was driving me crazy. 
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What are the limits of the Manufacturerâs Certification, or recalibration? This is medical equipment. Does it require a NIST or other Certification?
It varies. Most are good until x number of years standby or 1-3 discharges. Depends on the unit and what bar they cleared. At work our LifPacs are good as long as we keep batteries and pads inside experation dates and keep inspection records, and requires recert if we allow the battery to expire or deplete and/or have to fire it.
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If we have the pads that came with our AED theyâre way past their expiration.
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Phillips HeartStart AEDs are good for 200 discharges and donât have a set lifetime.
Almost every AED can be considered within a working lifetime if pads and battery are within expiration dates, battery hasnât been left to discharge fully while installed, no water damage or physical damage, passes programmed self tests and hasnât been recalled.
Thatâs not to say that a corporation that has AEDs canât have a policy of regular replacement. Most often itâs not a concern of malfunction, but that newer designs may have better algorithms for their decision tree on when to shock and especially when to reshock. But the designs havenât really changed in the last few years. There may be warranty considerations on deciding to replace an AED as well, but even when out of warranty, most all AEDs are fine until they fail their built-in self test and have unexpired consumables.
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We should probably consider the advantages of having a second AED and relocating them near the mid midway down each hallway. A minute is a long time for anyone in fibrillation or cardiac arrest.
Didnât we sponsor a Red Cross training session a few years ago? Anyone certified then probably needs recertified soon and many of our members are newer than when that class was held.
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Defibrillators are for ventricular fibrillation only, not atrial fibrillation.
A course in their use and CPR is an excellent idea.
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Thanks for catching that - Iâll edit the post.
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We had a guy from Hutchinson Community College, certified as an instructor by the American Heart Association come to teach a class called HeartsaverÂź First Aid CPR AED. I can dig out his contact information, but it is my understanding that he was badly injured in a motorcycle accident, and as a result teaches either fewer or no classes. When he came out last time, he declined to charge for teaching the class, although we did persuade him to at least allow us to buy lunch for him and his assistants. The last class he taught for us was on 2/19/2017, and those certifications expired in February of 2019.
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I did a little digging, and the instructorâs name was David Shinn. My certification card lists CPR-Training@hutchcc.edu as the email address for more information. We might try a note to that address if we want to host another class.
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I recall that one of the new members might be able to teach this sort of thing. I do not recall which one thoughâŠ