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Welcome to the SUNY Cortland Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Program Web site. We hope to answer many of the questions you might have concerning this important campus wide program.
For additional information concerning the PAD program or CPR certification, please e-mail the program coordinator, Steven Meyer, at meyers@cortland.edu.
What is an Automatic External Defibrillator (A. E. D.) ?
An Automatic External Defibrillator is an electronic device that delivers a small electric shock to the heart that can re-establish a normal rhythm after sudden cardiac arrest.
How does an A.E.D. work?
A computer analyzes the patient’s heart rhythm through two adhesive electrodes and determines if an electric shock is needed or not. If the heart is in ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia, the two most common causes of sudden cardiac arrest, the A.E.D. will deliver a shock through the two electrodes.
Why are A.E.D.s important?
Early “defibrillation” can drastically increase the survivability of cardiac arrest. If the electric shock can be delivered in the first several minutes after cardiac arrest, survivability can be as high as 75-85 percent.
Who can use an A.E.D.?
Completely automated A.E.D.s can be used by any lay rescue person that is trained by American Heart Association or American Red Cross. A typical CPR/AED course takes about three hours to complete.
Will an A.E.D. always resuscitate someone in cardiac arrest?
With every minute that passes after sudden cardiac arrest, we lose 10 percent survivability. With early C.P.R., the A.E.D. and EMS, the chances of survival are greatly increased.
Can I be held liable for using an A.E.D.?
New York State has a “Good Samaritan Law” which protects rescuers from litigation.
What type of A.E.D. program does SUNY Cortland have?
Cortland has a PAD program which means the A.E.D.s are in public spaces across the campus with full access to anyone certified to use them.
When the door to one of the wall mounted A.E.D. cabinets is opened, several things will occur. A loud local alarm will sound to notify any other nearby rescuers. A phone call is automatically placed to the University Police Department, who will respond by immediately sending a squad car to the location and by notifying the campus EMS squad and the local ambulance squad.
Are there plans to expand the program?
In the next five years, there will be an A.E.D. and trained rescuers in every building on this campus.
Where can I obtain training in CPR and the proper use of an A.E.D.?
The SUNY Cortland Student EMS Squad offers classes and American Heart Association and American Red Cross have local chapters in Cortland. You can find them in the phone book.
Where can I go for more information about A.E.D.s?
You can try one of the following links:
www.cardiacscience.com
www.americanheart.org
www.early-defib.org
Where are the A.E.D. units located?
Updated list of Campus Defibrillator locations, 2008:
These units are located specifically in the following locations:
Wall Mounted Units
- Alger Hall (2) – 1st floor next to information desk, 5th floor next to elevator
- Bishop Hall (1) – Main floor lobby
- Bowers Hall (1) – Main Lobby
- Brockway building (1) - Front lobby 2nd floor by elevator.
- Casey Towers (3) - On the 2nd, 5th, and 8th floors next to elevator
- Cheney Hall (2) – Lobby of 1st and 3rd floor
- Child Care Center (1) – In the main office
- Clark Hall (2) - Main entrance alcove, 5th floor next to the elevator
- Commissary Building (1) - Main lobby
- Corey Union Building (1) – Next to the information desk
- Cornish Hall (1) – In the Dean’s office, room 206
- DeGroat Hall (2) – Lobby of the 1st and 2nd floor
- Dowd Fine Arts Building (1) - Main lobby by theater entrance
- Fitzgerald Hall (1) – Main floor lobby
- Glass Tower Hall (1) - Main entrance
- Hayes Hall (1) - Main lobby
- Hendrick Hall (1) - Main lobby
- Higgins Hall (2) - South entrance alcove, 5th floor next to the elevator
- Lusk Field House (1) – Front entrance
- McDonald Building (1) - Main lobby
- Memorial Library Building (1) - The main entrance
- Miller Building (1) – Outside the Admissions Office 1st floor
- Moffett Center (2) – Outside the Math Department room 129 and the Health Department room 105
- Neubig Hall (1) - Main lobby
- Old Main Building (1) - Main lobby
- Park Center building (3)
- Front entrance, outside the Physical Education Department,
- 2nd floor, between the Ice Arena entrance and Poolside snackbar
- 1st floor, between Woods Fitness Center and the Equipment Room
- Randall Hall (1) - Main lobby
- Service Group Building (1) - The lobby by Customer Service
- Shea Hall (1) - Main lobby
- Smith Hall (3) – On the 2nd, 5th, and 8th floor by the elevator
- Sperry Building (1) - Main entrance
- Stadium Complex (2) - Alcove of the administrative building, alcove of the locker room building
- Studio West Building (1) - Outside the Kinesiology Department office, room 138
- Van Hoesen Building (1) - The garden entrance on the first floor
- West Campus Recreation Building (1) - Main entrance
- Whitaker Hall (1) – Main entrance by room 111
- Winchell Hall (1) - Main lobby
Mobile Units
- Athletic Training Program (6) – Park Center room C-232
- Health Services (1) - Van Hoesen room B-26
- Recreation Sports Program (1) - Park Center room E-245
- University Police Department (1) – Van Hoesen room C-17
Raquette Lake
- Antlers Building (offices)
- Huntington Camp (dining hall)
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