People who live or work in high rise buildings are poorly protected (8% survival) against sudden cardiac arrest because they are more difficult to access for EMS crews, who arrive too late for early defibrillation. At the same time, these buildings offer compact advantages found nowhere else, for survival 5-10 times higher.

A single line of code mandating one AED in the lobby can protect all occupants in high-rises, and be adoptable worldwide.

Elevaed has now sponsored a proposed code addition, that would specify a basic AED for elevator lobbies in buildings over 75 ft tall. If approved, this standardized PAD location will anchor AED deployment in cities, protect adjacent buildings, and begin placing AEDs on the Internet, as dependable cellular components of the Next Generation 9-1-1 service.