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Do you have a Automated Defibrillator in your place off work?
07-Sep-2010
There may be liability in negligence for failing to maintain your AED or for not providing training for your staff. "Failure to maintain an AED and to train persons in its use would be a breach of the 1998 Regulations by the employer" (Resuscitation Council UK, 2010)
The Resuscitation Council(UK) has recently updated advice on the legal status of those that attempt resuscitation. Click on the following link to access the full document, www.resus.org.uk/pages/legal.pdf
Key points.
- It may be possible to use a basis of liability to found a claim against an organisation that did not equip itself with AED
- Failure to maintain an AED would be a breach of the 1998 Regulations by the employer
- Failure to train staff/members in the use of your AED would be a breach of the 1998 Regulations by the employer
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