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My intention is to purchase a package through the Red Cross that includes CPR training, AED training and the unit itself.


A good combination - get yourself and your people trained on the
actual model you'll be buying, if at all possible.

One issue our instructor pointed out: some AED models will
automatically activate when you open them. You don't necessarily want
that, if it happens prematurely - it might delay your ability to
(re)start the diagnostic cycle when you actually get the pads onto the
patient.

Our instructor recommended that when we send somebody to the AED
cabinet, we say "Get the AED. Don't open it, don't try to turn it on.
Just bring it back here immediately."

May not be relevant to all AED models, of course.