AEDs on Campus
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are valuable life-saving devices for people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. The University of Kansas maintains more than 105 AEDs in 89 different buildings. See the list below or click the map link to find the AED closest to you.
AED MapHaving an Automated External Defibrilator (AED) close by can mean the difference between life and death when every second counts. The University of Kansas strives to maintain an effective AED program to support the health and wellness of the KU community. KU Police Department conducts monthly checks for centrally managed AEDs in most academic and housing buildings; other AEDs are managed by individual departments. KU Police officers also carry AEDs in their patrol cars and respond to any medical incident on campus.
Each AED performs daily self-checks on its components, including the pads and batteries. The AED is operational and ready for use as long as the status indicator light on the front of the AED flashes green. If the status indicator light flashes red or orange, or the machine starts beeping, notify KU Police Department or Facilities Services immediately so that the AED can be serviced.
Note: most AED wall cabinets are alarmed. These alarms are meant to deter theft, and also to notify others in the area to the emergency. The alarm should turn off as soon as the cabinet door is closed. The alarm is not monitored, so call 911 as soon as possible before retrieving the AED.
Using an AED
AEDs are simple to use and include step-by-step instructions to lead anyone through using an AED. There are many different styles of AEDs on campus, but all have the same general features and steps. The most common AED on campus is the Philips Heartstart OnSite. This video shows a brief demonstration for how to use the Philips Heartstart OnSite. The video will allow you to become more familiar with the AEDs on campus, but it is not a substitute for receiving CPR/AED training from a certified training instructor.
PulsePoint Mobile App
Douglas County is a PulsePoint connected community! PulsePoint is a free app that alerts bystanders of nearby cardiac arrest incidents in public areas that may require CPR attention. The proactiveness of our community to assist in these incidents while First Responders are en route can greatly increase the patient's survivability in the case of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. You can help save a life! Download the app and follow Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical (LDCFM) to receive alerts.
List of AEDs on Campus
| Building Name | Location | Model | Department |
| Allen Fieldhouse | 1st floor, south wall near elevator | Cardiac Science G3 Plus | Athletics |
| Ambler Student Recreation Center | Ground floor, hallway near room 4 (near the rock wall entrance) | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Rec Services |
| Ambler Student Recreation Center | 1st floor behind the front desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Rec Services |
| Ambler Student Recreation Center | 1st floor near the north basketball courts | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Rec Services |
| Ambler Student Recreation Center | 2nd floor near the track entrance | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Rec Services |
| Anderson Family Football Facility | 1st floor near the lobby restrooms | Cardiac Science G3 Plus | Athletics |
| Anderson Family Football Facility | Basement weight room near the emergency exit | Cardiac Science G3 Plus | Athletics |
| Anderson Family Football Facility | Basement Suite 20 sports medicine area | Cardiac Science G3 Plus | Athletics |
| Anschutz Science Library | 3rd floor behind the service desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Libraries |
| Anschutz Sports Pavilion | Anderson Family Strength Center 1st floor weight room near the main doors | Cardiac Science G3 Plus | Athletics |
| Anschutz Sports Pavilion | 2nd floor student tutoring area near room 2644 | Cardiac Science G3 Plus | Athletics |
| Bailey Hall | Main entrance | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Battenfeld Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance next to room 109 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Blake Hall | 1st floor hallway near room 108 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Boathouse | 1st floor entrance in the stairwell | Cardiac Science Powerheart G5 | Athletics |
| Budig Hall / Hoch Auditoria | 1st floor east entrance between the elevator and water fountains | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Burge Union | 1st floor near men's restroom | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Unions |
| Capitol Federal Hall | 3rd floor vending area near the stairs | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Capitol Federal Hall | 1st floor hallway near restrooms | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Carruth O'Leary Hall | 1st floor main entrance from West Campus Road | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Chalmers Hall | Stairwell entrance near Marvin Hall between 2nd and 3rd floors | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Corbin Residence Hall | 4th floor lobby across from the front desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Daisy Hill Commons (Self/Oswald) | 1st floor entrance near the front desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Debruce Center | 1st floor entrance facing Allen Fieldhouse near the restrooms | Defibtech Lifeline AED | Unions |
| Dole Human Development Center | 1st floor near main entrance near the hallway to Haworth Hall | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Dole Institute of Politics | 1st floor main entrance near the restrooms | Medtronic Lifepak | Dole Inst |
| Douthart Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance lobby near room 102 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Downs Hall | 1st floor front desk lobby next to the elevator | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Dyche Museum | 4th floor hallway near the Camanche exhibit | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Eaton Hall | Ground floor entrance near School of Engineering office | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Ellsworth Residence Hall | 3rd floor main entrance between the front desk and mailboxes | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Fraser Hall | 1st Floor hallway near room 122 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance lobby near room 102 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Gray-Little Hall | 2nd floor near Irving Hill Road entrance | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Green Hall | 1st floor near rooms 107 and 156, by the bulletin board | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| GSP Residence Hall | 1st floor main entrance near the front desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Hall Center for the Humanities | 1st floor hallway near the elevator | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Hashinger Residence Hall | 3rd floor main entrance near the front desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Haworth Hall | 1st floor of the Stewart Center near the elevators by Edna A. Hill Childcare Center | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Hilltop Child Development Center | 1st floor hallway near the kitchen | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Hilltop |
| Jayhawk Towers A | Basement east entrance facing Tower B | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Jayhawk Towers B | Basement east entrance facing Tower C | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Jayhawk Towers C | Basement east entrance facing Tower D | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Jayhawk Towers D | Basement east entrance facing Green Hall | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| JRP | 7th floor near the elevators | Medtronic Lifepak | Robinson |
| JRP Hall | 2nd floor main entrance across from the elevators | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| K.K. Amini Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance lobby | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Kansas Union | 4th floor atrium near the stairwell | Defibtech Lifeline AED | Unions |
| Krehbiel Scholarship Hall | 1st floor Ohio Street entrance near room 101 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Lewis Residence Hall | 1st floor main entrance near room 108 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Lied Center | 1st floor lobby behind the desk under the stairs | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Lied Center |
| Lindley Hall | 3rd floor landing of the main entrance stairwell | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Lippincott Hall | Inside main entrance by fire the alarm panel | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| M2SEC/LEEP2/SPAHR | LEEP2 1st floor near the coffee shop, restrooms, and elevator | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Malott Hall | 2nd floor north entrance near Wescoe Hall by room 2010 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Margaret Amini Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance lobby | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Marvin Hall | 2nd floor hallway near room 208 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| McCarthy Hall | 1st floor lobby next to the elevator and stairs | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Military Science | Room 19, Lieutenant's Cove | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Navy ROTC |
| Military Science | Room 111, Navy ROTC Resource Center | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Navy ROTC |
| Military Science | Room 18 | Philips Heartstart FRx (861304) | Navy ROTC |
| Miller Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance near room 104 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Moore Hall (Kansas Geological Survey) | 2nd floor hallway near room 224 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | KGS |
| Moore Hall (Kansas Geological Survey | 3rd floor public entrance to Hambleton Hall | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Multidisciplinary Research Building | 1st floor lobby by entrance closest to Pharmacy Building near room 100 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Murphy Hall | 3rd floor theater entrance near the Box Office window | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Nichols Hall | Northeast entrance near the doors to the northeast wing | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Pearson Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance beside the door | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Pharmacy Building | 1st floor cafeteria entrance | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Price Computing Center | 2nd floor main entrance | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Public Safety Building | Front office area near the mailbox counter | Philips Heartstart FRx (861304) | Public Safety |
| Rieger Scholarship Hall | 1st floor Ohio Street entrance lobby near room 101 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Robinson Gym | 1st floor hallway near room 136 and locker rooms | Medtronic Lifepak 500 | Robinson |
| Robinson Gym | 1st Floor in stairwell near the pool | Medtronic Lifepak 501 | Robinson |
| Robinson Gym | 2nd floor hallway near room 242 | Philips Heartstart FRx (861304) | Robinson |
| Rock Chalk Park | 1st floor hallway near room 10 | Cardiac Science Powerheart G5 | Athletics |
| Rock Chalk Park | 1st floor sports medicine room 19A | Cardiac Science Powerheart G5 | Athletics |
| Rock Chalk Park | 1st floor hallway near room 36 | Cardiac Science Powerheart G5 | Athletics |
| Rock Chalk Park | 2nd floor concourse level entrance by the elevator | Cardiac Science Powerheart G5 | Athletics |
| Rock Chalk Park Tennis Facility | Behind the concession counter | Cardiac Science Powerheart G5 | Athletics |
| Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center | 1st floor main entrance behind front desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Sellards Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance beside the door | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Shenkel Structural Biology | Main entrance lobby behind the reception desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Research |
| Shop Facility | 1st floor near main entrance closest to Westbrooke Street | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Simons Laboratories | 1st floor entrance between McCullum and Simons | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Slawson Hall EEEC | Floor G1 near the elevator | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Smith Hall | 1st floor hallway near room 105 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Snow Hall | 3rd Floor study area (room 310) in the southeast corner | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Spencer Museum of Art | 3rd floor lobby | Philips Heartstart FRx (861304) | Spencer Art |
| Spencer Research Library | 3rd floor inside the hallway/stairwell. | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Libraries |
| Spooner Hall | 1st floor main entrance | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Stauffer-Flint Hall | 1st floor entrance near the elevator | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Stephenson Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance near room 102 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Stouffer Apartments (North Building) | 1st floor lobby near front desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Strong Hall | 1st floor near the elevator | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Summerfield Hall | 1st floor main entrance area near room 114 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Templin Residence Hall | 1st floor main entrance lobby | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Twente Hall | 1st floor lounge near the main entrance, room 110 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Visitor Center | 1st floor hallway by the vending machines | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Wagnon-Parrott Athletic Center | 1st floor Nesmith Athletic Training Room (room 1430) | Cardiac Science G3 Plus | Athletics |
| Watkins Scholarship Hall | 1st floor main entrance near room 104 | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Housing |
| Watson Library | 3rd floor behind service desk | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Libraries |
| Wescoe Hall | 3rd floor entrance by Stauffer-Flint Hall near the elevators | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |
| Youngberg Hall | 1st floor east side center entrance near the FACP | Philips Heartstart OnSite | Emergency Mgt |