Fully Automatic AED

About this category

This class covers cardiac-shock devices distinguished by the absence of a manual activation step before the shock. This is the defining characteristic of the class and the distinction from semi-automatic devices. Other model characteristics — including display design, button arrangement, battery, enclosure ruggedness, wireless reporting, and incident-logging — vary with the specific product design and specifications. Class selection considerations: the facility's approved response-protocol requirements, training policies, operating-environment type, and integration with the broader response program. General uses: public spaces, shopping venues, mass-transit facilities, educational facilities, hotels and hospitality venues, and workplaces that select this class within their response structure. Operating considerations: deployment within the approved on-site response program, periodic consumables checks, and training programs defined by facility requirements. A substantive difference from semi-automatic AEDs: fully automatic devices initiate the shock without a manual activation step, while semi-automatic devices require manual activation. Selection between the two classes does not assume absolute preference for either; it is determined by the facility's approved protocol and site requirements. Model specifications and maintenance requirements are reviewed in the product documentation before selection and fit-out.