| Who pays for the AED? |
LifeSignsAmerica pays for the
AED.
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| How are the AEDs funded? |
Small businesses from the local
community buy advertising on the EyeCatcher™
display. LifeSignsAmerica pays for the AED using
the revenue from the advertising. In addition to
the AED, you will receive ongoing support for the
device and training for up to three people in its
use.
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| How much money do I have to pay
to obtain an AED, related physician oversight, training
and ongoing service? |
Nothing. All funds for the AED and
the associated training and maintenance of the device
come from the advertising that is sold.
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| Won’t I be liable if anything
goes wrong when an AED is used? |
You could be liable if you don’t have an AED,
because it is now becoming the standard of care
in places where people gather. Some recent court
cases found event organizers and facility owners
liable for deaths due to sudden cardiac arrests
because they did not provide AEDs.
The Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, which was signed
into law in 2000, provides Good Samaritan protection
across the United States that exempts from liability
anyone who renders emergency treatment with an AED
to save someone’s life.
For additional information about legal liability
and AEDs, click on the following links:
o American
Heart Association
o National
Center for Early Defibrillation
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| How long will the AED be in place? |
The contract for each EyeCatcher™
display and AED runs for five years. You would have
an option to renew the contract for another five
years.
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| What happens to the AED at the end
of the five-year period? |
If you choose to renew the original contract at
the end of the first five years, LifeSignsAmerica
will replace the existing AED with the latest technology
in defibrillators. The old AED will be reconditioned
and donated to a local non-profit organization,
such as a senior center.
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| Do I have to install a particular
type of AED? |
No. LifeSignsAmerica will work with you to determine
which brand of AED best meets your needs. You can
select any AED that is approved by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA).
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| Who pays for training in use of
the AED? |
All training in operation of the AED is paid for
by LifeSignsAmerica.
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| Who provides the training? |
You can choose any nationally recognized organization,
such as the Red Cross or the American Heart Association,
to provide the training. You may want to contact
your local Fire Department or Police Department
to find out whether they offer training in the operation
of AEDs. Community involvement in the AED program
is the best way to make the program work.
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| What types of locations are appropriate
for the AEDs? |
The alternative funding for AEDs program
is available to all institutions and organizations
that can support the EyeCatcher™ advertising
display sales. Normally, the displays are placed
in central, high traffic locations that are easily
accessible by trained AED operators. The AEDs are
normally located on or near the EyeCatcher™
displays. Appropriate locations for the EyeCatcher™
displays are:
- Elementary, middle and high schools
- Community colleges
- Home Improvement Stores
- Supermarkets
- Movie Theaters
- Retail Stores
- Health clubs
- Shopping malls
- Office buildings
- Airports, train and bus stations
- Any other high traffic area
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| How quickly can an EyeCatcher™
display and AED be installed at my location? |
LifeSignsAmerica’s goal is to sell the advertising
to fund the display and the AED and have the device
up and running within 60 days from the time you
sign a contract with LifeSignsAmerica.
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| What is the EyeCatcher™ display
made of? How much room does it take up? |
The EyeCatcher™/AED unit is on a pedestal
that is 74 inches tall. The top sign box is 43 inches
high, 30 inches wide and six inches deep. The EyeCatcher™
includes 18 ads that are backlit on 4 ml. films,
which scroll from left to right and then back again.
The ads are 23 inches wide and 34 inches high. Ad
viewing times can be pre-set from one second to
10 hours. Ad view time is usually 12 seconds.
Click here
to see photographs of the EyeCatcher™ display.
The EyeCatcher™ unit is manufactured by DiAZiT,
a strategic alliance partner in the LifeSignsAmerica
program. This company recently built the largest
sign in Times Square for Toys "R" Us.
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| Who services or repairs the EyeCatcher™
display? |
LifeSignsAmerica contracts with local small businesses
to provide any service or repairs needed by the
EyeCatcher™ display. However, these displays
are very reliable and seldom need service.
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| Who creates and prints the ads that
go on the EyeCatcher™ display? |
Our partners that sell the advertising, handle
all aspects of creating and printing the advertising
used on the display.
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| How often are the ads on the EyeCatcher™
display changed? |
The ads usually change every
quarter.
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| Who changes the ads on the display? |
LifeSignsAmerica contracts with local small businesses
to change the ads, once again supporting the local
community and economy.
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| Will LifeSignsAmerica pay to use
the space needed for the EyeCatcher™ display? |
LifeSignsAmerica will pay rent of $125 per month
for this space for the life of the contract, normally
five years.
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As
you may be aware, the small businesses in your community spend
hundreds of thousands of dollars on local advertising every
year. By placing an ad on the EyeCatcher™ display, businesses
can specifically redirect a small portion of their advertising
dollars to call attention to their products and services,
while providing a life-saving benefit for the community.
