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The choice of AED is important to your cPAD scheme. The CHT cannot recommend any particular make of AED, but we can advise you on the best choices and things to look for. We will not recommend anything that is not approved of by your local ambulance trust for example, or does not have a good history.

In choosing and AED look for ones that have good reliability, are cost effective, have auto and semi–auto possibilities, and have a good back-up support options. This means the best is not always the cheapest!

Use the comparator below to see what the various features of different AEDs are. If you are happy to let us make a choice for you, we will do this in conjunction with your local ambulance service as they will be key in supporting you locally.

1. Devices with configurable energy protocols (either user or via factory)

2. Data on File

3. Mattioni et al; Initial Clinical Experience with a Fully Automatic In-Hospital External Cardioverter Defibrillator

4. Bain AC et al; Prehospital Emergency Care, Abstract

5. Gliner et al; Treatment of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with a Low-Energy Impedance-Compensating Biphasic Waveform Autom,atic External Defibrillator

6. Bain AC, et al., Ann Emerg Med, 2001;37:5-12

7. Bardy GH, et al., Circulation, 1996;94:2507-2514

8. S.L.Higgins et al; A comparison of biphasic and monophasic shocks for external defibrillation. Pre-Hospital Energency Care, 2000, 4(4);305-13

9. Kerber, R; et al; AHA Scientific Staement, Circulation, 1997; 95;1677-1682

Information provided by the manufacturers either directly of through their data sheets Summer 2010. All manufacturers or their distributors were approached to provide information directly for this comparison.

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Disclaimer - CHT are not responsible for your fund raising, nor your cPAD operations. CHTs only aim is to support your installation of a cPAD scheme in the most cost effective way possible. This website, and any downloaded information, is for information only on how to go about obtaining and installing your cPAD, and other relevant information. All copyrights and trademarks are recognised. All support for the cPAD will be undertaken by the village committee responsible and via standard manufacturers warranties. Your training organisation will only be responsible for the initial awareness training and not for the functioning or maintenance of the AED. Please do not send any monies to CHT until you have registered your scheme, and have agreement from the local ambulance service for the establishment of a cPAD scheme. All schemes must be registered with the local ambulance service (CHT will also undertake this or you can do via this site, but this does not remove responsibility for you to notify the local ambulance service of your AED location). 999/112 (ambulance) must always be called prior to using a cPAD equipment. All schemes will be asked to sign an agreement taking responsibility for their own fund raising and operation of the cPAD equipment. It is your responsibility to maintain the equipment in working order and to make sure the local ambulance service is aware of this. Defibfinder is a service provided by Safeheart Ltd and all data and information contained therein is the responsibility of Safeheart and is provided for general information only, and should not be used in preference to dialling 999. Always dial 999 in an emergency.