Question 11187 — security of property and people

Summary

Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the lack of regulation inherent to the installation of automated external defibrillators (AED). In the United States, the resuscitation rate in areas equipped with these cardiac defibrillation devices increases to 40%, even though it is only 4% in France. AEDs are therefore equipment capable of increasing the chances of survival of victims of arrests. cardiac. In fact, the chances of survival decrease by 10% to 12% every minute. At the same time, we note that the response times for emergency services, particularly firefighters, vary greatly. This delay is on average thirteen minutes, and varies between eight and twenty-five minutes depending on the cities and departments. The chances of survival of victims of cardiac arrest are therefore very unequal depending on the region in which the arrest occurs. cardiac. However, current legislation regarding AEDs is imprecise. Only establishments open to the public (ERP) of category 1 and 2, that is to say having a capacity of more than 701 people, are required to be equipped with AEDs. This situation tends towards the absurd. This amounts to considering that cardiac accidents only occur in densely frequented places even though these are areas logically benefiting from the shortest response times. Conversely, whether in municipalities or in companies, no legislative provision provides for the obligation to provide an AED. Whether they are mayors of municipalities, with paragraph 5 of article L. 2212-2 of the local authorities code, or business leaders, with paragraph 1 of article L. 4121-3, the acquisitions of these devices vital are subject to their simple assessment. In order to guarantee optimal management of risks, he asks whether there are plans to generalize the compulsory acquisition of AEDs in municipalities and companies in order to compensate for the unequal treatment times for victims of cardiac arrest.

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