The presence and location of AEDs in large office complexes or high-rise buildings can greatly impact survival rates.

Efforts to improve survival should focus on the prompt delivery of medical interventions. CPR and AEDs both need good neighbors.

Elevaed’s submission to use ATM areas to host AEDs was “declined” at both levels. The banks, which trumpet their involvement in our communities, have no interest.

In high-rises, every fifth floor is a static ploy, rather than a dynamic one like elevators, but may have its place nonetheless.

Public-access defibrillation with AEDs is being implemented in many countries with considerable financial implications.

The challenge is to reach patients in high-rise buildings, who are among the hardest to access for EMS in urban areas.

ElevAED advocates the installation of an AED in every high-rise lobby, as the key step in their deployment.