AED; AED-SHOP and Partner Philips Medical Dallas, TX

AED-SHOP, a division of HeartSafe America, Inc. along with Philips Medical, a manufacture of (AED) Automated External Defibrillator products, provides Snap Fitness’ 1100 franchises with AED packages and maintenance programs.

In an effort to provide Snap Fitness with AED medical equipment, HeartSafe America, Inc., Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator products and Snap Fitness designed a program to protect each facility with the necessary AED medical product and guidelines to remain in compliance with each state’s AED protocols.

The nation-wide AED program, which was introduced in June of 2007, continues to have tremendous success and growth. Growing at a rate of twenty new locations a month. Each Snap Fitness location AED package and maintenance program includes the (AED) Automated External Defibrillator, carrying case, CPR ready kit, ID kit, wall cabinet with alarm and the American Heart Association certified on-line training program. The package and program was designed specifically for that Snap Fitness location and size.

The Challenge:
Develop a detailed program for Snap Fitness facilities to follow AED guidelines and remain in compliance with state AED protocols:

• Accumulated state protocols & regulatory information for each Snap Fitness location.
• Create an AED emergency response program protocol.
• Generate a monthly review of the overall plan, equipment and training maintained by an online, web based data management system.
• Created a “customer packet” for each customer to reference as we instruct him or her through the device “set up”. This packet is delivered with each AED package and has a checklist to be followed by each owner.
• Educate the customer about the capabilities of the device via an online demonstrations and conference.
• Instructed customer how to put the device in service, in the wall mountedalarmed cabinet.
  

The Solution:
Meeting the challenges to the satisfaction of Snap Fitness, solutions should feature:

• Inclusion of medical direction and oversight thereby maintaining a plan for monitoring the AED equipment and training.
• The owners’ ability to pull “check” reports, track expiration of pads, batteries and his trained personnel onsite in real time.
• Recommended web based conferencing software for training and inspections
• The AED program design with the customer and its needs in mind
  

The Results:
The program design met with certain success with the following results:

• The program now has the site assessment document attached to each address where each AED is located.
• Owners can now pull “check” reports, track expiration of pads, batteries and his trained personal onsite in real time.
• Users are able to work with each client via web-conference to check all devices self tests and record all the expiration dates of pads and batteries and training.
• The program now provides a full scale AED deployment on a national level that encompasses what AED-SHOP is all about - our customer’s needs and continued support.

As a result of this program, nine states now have each Snap Fitness facility mandated to have at least one AED present and one to three trained personnel in AED/CPR training on location. With other states soon to follow, Snap Fitness has become an industry leader and is protected by the Good Samaritan laws.

Snap Fitness is based in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen, MN. It is the fastest-growing franchisor of compact, state-of-the-art, 24-hour fitness centers in Canada and the United States. They offer franchisees a proven, affordable business model that enables absentee ownership and provides members a fast, convenient and affordable workout alternative to oversized, overpriced and overcrowded health clubs.

AED-SHOP is a division of HeartSafe America, Inc. (HSA) of Dallas, TX. It is a nation-wide distributor of Medical Products with an emphasis on Automated External Defibrillators (AED). To increase AED awareness, HeartSafe America, Inc. will educate the public by actively participating in Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) programs, town-hall meetings and community forums. The goal is to help reduce the number of the deaths from Sudden Cardiac Arrest by promoting public awareness and expanding the number of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in private and public facilities.

If you are ready to proactively prepare yourself and/or your organization, AED-SHOP, a division of HeartSafe America, Inc. is your answer.