On Oct. 27, according to Beijing Metro and Beijing-Hong Kong Metro, 22 stations of subway line 1 (except for Apple Park station, which has not been opened), and five high-traffic stations of Beijing South Station, Xidan Station and Jiaomen West Station of line 4, and Xihongmen Station and Xinguang Station of Daxing Line, have completed the work of configuring AEDs, with one unit in each station.
The so-called AED, or automated external defibrillator, is capable of automatically monitoring the heart rate and returning the heartbeat to normal through electric shocks when necessary, and has a function that cannot be replaced by cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which can greatly improve the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients.
Pictures released by the metro company show that the AED equipment in Line 1 is bright orange, basically placed in the subway station hall level (where the gate is located), very eye-catching. 4 line has been installed AED equipment are placed on the platform level (where the train is located), the color of the white, and some of the stations of the AED equipment placed in front of the white background wall is not particularly conspicuous, such as Xidan Station.
Tiananmen West Station on Line 1, photo credit: Beijing Metro
Xidan Station on Line 4, photo credit: Beijing-Hong Kong Metro
Beijing Metro said it will follow up with further research on promotion based on the actual situation of the stations, and is inviting organizations including the Red Cross to assist in the development of a deployment plan for installing AED devices on subway lines.
According to the plan, before the end of the year, Beijing will also complete the entire line 4, line 2, line 13, Daxing line, Daxing airport line, Yanfang line and other lines of all the stations of the AED configuration work.
By the end of 2021, AED configuration will be completed in 229 stations on 10 lines of the Beijing subway, including Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Capital Airport Line, Batong Line, Line 14 and Line 16, and the coverage of the devices will reach 84 percent by then.
By the end of 2022, the remaining five lines -- Line 15, Changping Line, Yizhuang Line, Fangshan Line, and S1 Line -- will also have completed AED configuration, by which time AEDs will cover all subway stations in Beijing. At the same time, the newly opened lines from 2020 to 2022 will be synchronized with the configuration of AED equipment.
While AEDs are used with voice prompts and are described as "foolproof", those who have never used them will still be concerned. For this reason, subway operators will train their staff on AEDs, and by the end of 2022, the training and certification rate for first-line station staff is expected to reach more than 80 percent. At present, the Beijing rail transit network **** more than 1,700 people to obtain AED first aid certificate.
Previously, Shanghai and Shenzhen metro have installed AED equipment. After the Beijing subway deployed AED, four first-tier cities only Guangzhou subway does not have AED. guangzhou subway customer service told the interface news, is currently doing pilot installation of AED preparatory work.
According to incomplete combing, in the 38 mainland cities that opened the subway, there are 20 cities in the subway station equipped with AED, accounting for more than half of the overall number. 20 cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Dalian, Suzhou, Changsha, Nanning, Hefei, Lanzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Changchun, Xuzhou.
But not all of these cities are equipped with AEDs in all subway stations, and most of them are equipped with them in a small number of stations. The best ones are Shenzhen, Nanjing and Xuzhou, which have AEDs in all metro stations.
In order to ensure the timely and effective use of AED equipment, the AED equipment in each subway station are placed in a prominent position in the station, and there is a clear guidance signs. AED on the posting of instructions for the use of the user to facilitate the user in accordance with the process of use. At the same time, the subway operating companies to prepare a rail transit AED equipment use management approach, and together with the manufacturer *** with the refinement of the daily management of AED equipment, inspection and maintenance, the use of the process and other specific matters, to ensure that the AED equipment to maintain a good state and play a role in the rescue of passengers in the event of an accident.
In addition to the additional equipment, these AED devices will be included in the information system, through information technology means to strengthen the connection with the pre-hospital emergency command and control system, emergency dispatch centers can fully grasp the city's positioning and status of all AED devices, the next step will be to summarize the train station, subway stations, transportation hubs, parks and other public **** place all the AED equipment networking information to form a city-wide AED map. The next step will be to summarize the networking information of all AED devices in public **** places such as railway stations, subway stations, transportation hubs and parks to form a city-wide AED map, which will make it easier for the public to learn the location and availability of AED devices in the vicinity at the first time, and effectively safeguard the lives of the general public.
"Theoretically, anyone can use AED, there is no qualification threshold, of course, we recommend trained personnel to use." He said that in the event of an emergency, the public should first quickly call the emergency number, and then immediately notify the staff of the subway, who will activate the appropriate first aid procedures.
These AED devices will be placed next to the area where there are staff on duty, and at present, they have already carried out first aid training for the metro staff, and resuscitation by trained personnel will be more efficient.