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assembled and enough people to cover your current
shifts and weekends, you simply need a first-aid kit
and, if possible, an AED and/or portable oxygen tank. A
company-wide communication tool also is desirable, but
a simple public address system is enough to get started.
Even though you may not initially be able to purchase
the AED, put one in your budget and plan accordingly;
you'll be glad you did if the need ever arises. The
ideal situation would be to have one at each hangar to
minimize delays in your team's response times.
More often, avionics shops see AEDs in the
corporate jets they maintain. As valuable as they can
be on the ground, their potential in the air cannot be
overemphasized. If a person's heart goes into ventricular
fibrillation, you have four minutes or less before you
risk potential brain damage due to a lack of oxygen.
After four minutes, your primary concern will be CPR.

Survival decreases rapidly with time. After seven to nine
minutes, your survival rate is low. As you can imagine in
an aircraft at cruise altitude, this isn't much time. Even
though we all try to maintain our health, you never know
when something like this can happen. When it does, you
either concede to be at the mercy of the local emergency
services, or you initiate some control of your own
destiny and buy yourself some time by implementing a
First Response Team.
Speaking from firsthand knowledge, I'm very
grateful that 20 years ago our company saw the benefits
of such a team and that these individuals gave me a
second chance. q

GARY HARPSTER
Immediate past chairman, AEA board of directors
Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, Nebraska

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