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VPL, as far as neighborhood responders, some may be making assumptions about just what they do. Responders are summoned only in certain cases. As for using an AED in a rec center, then one might assume the person there isn't necessarily on his/her deathbed. All one does is establish a heartbeat till the paramedics arrive and then they take over. It is now in their hands. If for some reason such an event happens in a location without an AED, paramedics are called and they will do what they do to stabilize and then transport. Hospital will probably make the call to stop CPR, if necessary. Paramedics arrive quickly in most cases and may be there as AED is applied.

Human nature ....people want to live....it's an instinct. If anyone really wishes to die when they go into sudden cardiac arrest, it is their responsibility to follow laid out procedures some have listed here to insure they are not revived.