The entire process involves applying two pads to the victim's chest and pressing two large, flashing buttons. Using an AED is virtually foolproof. Sunnyvale has 600 employees trained in AED usage and has installed defibrillators in every public building and police car as well as inside the Silicon Valley WAVE, formerly known as the Town Center Mall. The city has given it proper funding and they offer to train businesses to use them. Subsequently, other cities are trying to follow suit.
Silicon Valley is at the forefront, but it's beginning to spread like wildfire.
According to Tupper, Mountain View has begun to install AEDs in their patrol cars, and San Francisco, San Diego and Anaheim have adopted large programs. She says that since airports have the highest rate of cardiac arrest, the San Francisco and San Jose airports have installed defibrillators throughout their terminals. This is what is going to continue to happen all over the country. Maintained by Boulevards New Media .