AEDs (automated external defibrillator) are available in public facilities

An AED (automated external defibrillator) is an effective medical device that gives an electric shock to the heart to help restore normal heart rhythms in the case of ventricular fibrillation (a condition in which the cardiac muscle of the ventricles falters and fails to pump blood out to the entire body). 

It is important to administer emergency medical care for the several minutes before an ambulance arrives in order to save a person whose heart has stopped suddenly.
Any ordinary person without a medical qualification is able to use an AED.

If the person is lying down and unconscious, it is important to take the following actions in cooperation with people in the vicinity.

It is not so difficult to operate an AED. It is important, however, to take an emergency care training class in order to be able to operate it with confidence.
The Ichikawa City Fire Fighting Bureau regularly holds emergency care training classes and you are very much invited to attend.

 

For more information, contact Emergency Division, Fire Fighting and Prevention Department, Fire Fighting Bureau.
Tel: 　047-333-2111

In schools, etc. the AED is mainly located in the corridor in front of the teachers' room, school nurse's office or clerk's office. In other public facilities, the AED is located near the entrance or in the clerk's office to make it easy to take it out. Facilities with an AED have an AED sign to indicate the presence of an AED. Please check the location of the AED beforehand when you use any of the facilities.

Ichikawa City has installed 195 AEDs in 191 facilities that are frequently visited by the general public.

 Four different AED models are made available in public facilities in Ichikawa City (except in the Fire Fighting Bureau). Operation procedures differ slightly between models.