AED Program
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a computerized medical device that can check a person’s heart rhythm and recognize a cardiac rhythm that requires electrical shock. AEDs use voice prompts, lights and text to tell the rescuer what steps to take.
Georgetown University has placed AEDs in strategic locations on all its campuses. AEDs are inspected on a regular basis to ensure they are ready to use them when needed. A map of AEDs located on Georgetown’s Hilltop Campus can be found on the campus map in the tab marked “Health and Safety.”
All GERMS personnel and GUPD officers are trained to use these devices. GERMS also carries AEDs in each of its ambulances, and GUPD carries them in many of its patrol vehicles.
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Bleeding Control Kits
Bleeding control kits are collocated with all publicly accessible Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in a number of locations across all of our campuses. Each AED includes at least one bleeding control kit; there are six multi-pack kits strategically placed throughout the Hilltop campus.
Locations of AEDs and bleeding control kits can be found on the Georgetown map, under the Health and Safety tab.
Each individual kit includes a variety of supplies (pictured to the right) that can be used in an emergency to control bleeding.
Interested in learning how to “stop the bleed”? Send an email to emergencymanagement@georgetown.edu to set up training.