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Automated defibrillator (AED) in the lobby

There is now an AED in the elevator lobby on the ground floor.

This is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). SCA is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.

This device is easy to use and designed to walk you through the whole process. Just listen to the voice instructions.

Take a few moments to see how easy it is to use this life-saving device by watching this short YouTube video about the AED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOH1pb7RQNk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw78XnpjAGU

There is also this longer video that talks about care of the equipment, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cyRNgzyrQ

Note – the lobby box will make a sound when it is open. Just shut the door after taking out the red defibrillator package and that sound will stop.

See also
Emergency Procedures

The Hoarding Issue: a guide for Woodsworth

THE PROBLEM

Hoarding generates health and fire hazards and poses a problem for everyone. The challenge is finding means of dealing with it within the framework of cooperative principles.

Most hoarders do not recognize or acknowledge that they have a problem, and so others must step in to help ameliorate and hopefully turn around the situation. Hoarding is considered a mental health issue because it is involuntary and unconscious, and requires self-awareness remediation as well as “extreme cleaning” of one’s unit to remove fire hazards.

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