For my thinking about carrying these on board there remains a very basic issue - so you have an AED aboard, you're at sea or at least a couple of hours or more away from civilization. The unthinkable happens, you use the defrib, the patient recovers, then what?? Almost immediate medical attention is needed what have you achieved? Ron Barr Lady Brookhaven Hatteras LRC 42 Roanoke Is. NC KB1LFX

> The unthinkable happens, you use the defrib, the patient > recovers, then what?? Almost immediate medical attention is > needed what have you achieved? > With AED: 1. Mayday 2. Coast Guard response 3. Delivery to ALS critical care Without AED: 1. Watch your loved one die ================ Jeffrey Siegel M/V aCappella DeFever 53PH W1ACA/WDB4350 Castine, Maine