15 June 2009
AED Option for BSA
Posted by admin under: safety .
A recent post at the BSA Health and Safety Alert site noted that Philips is offering a special on AED’s (Automatged External Defibrilators [heart shock pads]) because the Boy Scouts of America wants every council and camp to have them on site. Most of you have probably taken a CPR class as part of your Scouter training and I’ve noticed that they now include AED training as part of many courses. One of the sad facts about CPR is that it doesn’t work most of the time and that it is really just a stop-gap to keep the brain from dying until the paramedics can use an AED on the patient. So, getting defibrilators into as many locations as possible is the best way to save as many lives as we can.
At the National Annual Meeting, Philips announced it has developed a special HeartStart OnSite Package in conjunction with the American Red Cross which includes:
■OnSite AED
■Case
■Extra Pads
■Pediatric Pads
■Fast Response Kit
In addition, the offer includes a free American Red Cross Emergency SmartPack.
The Bundle Lists for $1,754 but is being offered with a $500 discount for $1,254 to BSA local councils and units through 2009.
You may view the offer online at www.philips.com/boyscouts. Use the promo code “Scouting” when ordering.
That’s for the indoors version which is appropriate to have at a meeting place, but what about when you’re hiking? It seems even more important there because you could be waiting for hours before paramedics were able to reach your location. Philips also has an outdoors version (shown below) although it costs more and you have to have a doctor’s prescription to buy it. I guess that’s to make sure you’ve taken the training before you go around trying to shock people with it.
- Cub Scouts Shakeup in 2010
- Interactive Boy Scout Handbook
- Defibrilators Get BSA Green
- Updated National Boy Scout Website
- BSA Iowa Camp Closing a Surprise to Camp’s Board Chairman
One Comment so far...
Al Best Says:
16 June 2009 at 6:36 am.
Another instance of using scare tactics to sell another gold-plated, unneeded and expensive health care product.
