Update : 2021-12-8
Soka and Yashio Firefighting Association installed AEDs (Automated External Defibrillator) at school nurse's offices of all municipal elementary and junior-high schools (21 elementary schools and 11 junior-high shcools).
Furtheremore AEDs are put outside schools (near school gates) in order to emergency medical care 24 hours a day and 365 days a year by the people who don't use school facility.
You can also find AED at the public facilities and some Seven-Eleven stores.
Inquiry
Soka Yashio Shoubou Kyoku Keibo-ka (Defence Section in Soka Yashio Fire Bureau)
Tel.(048) 924-0967
FAX(048) 928-8454
What is AED ?
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm.
With simple audio and visual commands, AEDs are designed to be simple to use for the layperson, and the use of AEDs is taught in many first aid.
