Patent ID: 8277223

Claim:
A training apparatus for use with an external defibrillator, the external defibrillator responsive to a first electrode and a second electrode, the training apparatus comprising: a transparent layer having a first electrode attachment region defining an opening sized to receive the first electrode, a second layer having a two-dimensional representation of an anterior portion of a defibrillation subject, located behind and identifiable through the transparent layer, having the first electrode attachment region arranged thereon in a manner that defines a preferred placement area of the first electrode on the defibrillation subject; and a signal conductor disposed behind the two-dimensional representation of a defibrillation subject of the second layer and proximate the first electrode attachment region, the signal conductor having a transfer path, the transfer path operable to provide electrical communication between the first electrode and the second electrode when the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on the training apparatus.