How you end up doing this is, in part, dependent on how your AED is "used." If your villas are using ReadyAlert, the cabinet can be locked and the neighborhood responders given keys or the combination. If you're using the Sumter County's program and PulsePoint, then the box must be unlocked at all times. (This allows any PulsePoint responder access, even if they live outside your neighborhood.)

So an unlocked box does represent a theft risk, but the county will replace the AED if someone is goofy enough to swipe it. They do have serial numbers and pawning one might be riskier for the thief. I don't know if anyone has tried Tile or AirTag. To my knowledge, there have been very few instances--2 comes to mind--of theft out of the hundreds of AEDs under the county's program.

We've got 3 in our neighborhood and I always peek at them as I drive by. Knock wood, no one's tampered with any of them.

Your AED coordinator may want to consult with the county for ideas or assurances.

Of course, the best AED is one that's ready, but never used!

73,
Paul, KM4PIH

Fellow TVARCers,

Our neighborhood (Eleanor courtyard villas) has an AED mounted on the wall of the overflow parking area.

A member of the AED committee came to me (no doubt thinking that a ham would know EVERYTHING) to see if

I had any ideas about how to monitor the device to keep it out of the wrong hands.

Well, THIS ham freely admits that HE doesn't know EVERYTHING, so I am reaching out to TVARC for any ideas.

One hint that the committee member gave me is that they do not want to involve the Internet.  Somewhat limiting,

I know.

So, if any of you has an idea, please let me know.

Thanks and 73,

George K2DM

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