title: Sure to shock. ECRI Institute's defibrillator checklists.
abstract: Defibrillators are vital lifesaving devices, and their failure to function can put patients at risk. Effective user checks can go a long way toward guaranteeing that your defibrillators will be ready for use whenever they're needed. Included in this article are two checklists for you to use--one for manual defibrillators and one for AEDs.
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D047548:Defibrillators; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic