Section 2: Use of automated external defibrillators by non-physicians

Automated external defibrillators, which for the purposes of this section are fully automatic external defibrillators and semi-automatic external defibrillators, are a medical device authorised to be placed on the market in accordance with the provisions of Title I of Book II of Part V of this Code and enabling : 1° Automatic analysis of the electrical activity of the myocardium of a person in circulatory arrest in order to detect…

Any person, including a non-medical practitioner, is authorised to use an automated external defibrillator which meets the specifications defined in article R. 6311-14.

The Minister for Health organises an evaluation of the way in which automated external defibrillators are used by collecting data transmitted by emergency teams. This data relates, in particular, to the geographical distribution of automated external defibrillators, the way in which they are used and aggregate statistical data on the people treated. The procedures for this collection and the list of aggregated statistical data are set by order of the…