AED INFORMATION AND LOCATIONS

Stony Brook University is committed to making sure individuals that suffer sudden cardiac arrest have the best chance of survival possible by placing over 250 AED units throughout main campus, Southampton campus and University Hospital. AEDs are located throughout all Stony Brook campuses and generally located near main entrances or elevator lobbies.

• What is an AED?

  An Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) is a small portable device that analyzes the heart rhythm of a person who is in cardiac arrest. It determines if the person is in a rhythm called Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). If the person is in VF, the AED will deliver a series of shocks that, depending on the circumstances, could convert the persons heart rhythm back to the normal rhythm and greatly increase their chance of survival. The goal, with the placement of AEDs in public places, is to have the unit applied and a shock delivered within three minutes. This statistic increases the chance that a cardiac arrest victim will walk out of the hospital from 10% or less to 60-70%.

• AED training

  Several hundred employees, including University Fire Safety Specialists, police officers, athletic coaches and trainers and other staff have completed the training and are CPR/AED certified. To schedule a training session, contact the University Fire & Emergency Services office at (631) 632-9678.
  
  The Department of Environmental Health & Safety at Stony Brook University is responsible for coordinating and implementing the University’s Public Access Defibrillation Program. The program was developed as a result of the NYS Office of General Services (OGS) promulgation of regulations requiring all NYS owned/operated public buildings to be equipped with on-site cardiac automated external defibrillators (AED).
  
  Unlike manual defibrillators used in hospital settings and by paramedics, the AEDs that are installed throughout the University are extremely easy to operate. The devices use clear graphical and spoken instructions. The AEDs analyze the victim's condition and, only if warranted, deliver an electric shock to the heart to reverse sudden cardiac arrest.
  
  You DO NOT need to be certified to use an AED: if you choose to assist someone you believe needs CPR and an AED, you will be covered under the Good Samaritan law. However, CPR certification can be very important to know when using an AED. If the AED delivers an electric shock, the device will then prompt you to beginning administering CPR. Under the American Heart Association guidelines, hands-on CPR should be administered until further trained help arrives. More information about the NYS Good Samaritan law can be found in NYS Public Health Law Article 30.
  
  For more information, please call the Fire & Emergency Services office at (631) 632-9678.

• Recognizing cardiac arrest

  DO NOT HESITATE. Immediately call 333 from any campus phone or (631) 632-3333 from a non-campus phone to call University Police. Recognizing a cardiac arrest emergency is key to a person's survival.
  
  If a person is not breathing or not breathing normally, start Hands-Only CPR. Get an AED or send a bystander to retrieve a unit and push hard and fast in the center of the victim’s chest until personnel with more advanced training arrives. 
  
  Two steps to save a life:

  1. Call emergency responders right away! 
  2. Push hard and fast in the center of the chest!

  Sudden cardiac arrest can occur at all ages. Sudden cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of all heart activity due to an irregular heart rhythm. Breathing stops. The person becomes unconscious.
  
  The only successful treatment for a victim in cardiac arrest is early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation such as that provided by an automated external defibrillator (AED). Defibrillation involves shocking the heart with an electric current that allows the heart to reestablish its normal rhythm. To be most effective, defibrillation must occur as soon as possible after the onset of sudden cardiac arrest. The chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest decreases by 7-10 percent per minute. Early recognition and starting steps of CPR is key for a victim suffering sudden cardiac arrest. AEDs are easy to use (by nonmedical personnel), are safe, and are effective in saving lives. 

• AED locations

  Administration Building

  • First Floor - Elevator Lobby
  • Second Floor - East Stairwell
  • Third Floor - East Stairwell
  • Fourth Floor - East Stairwell

  Advanced Energy Center (AERTC)

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Bio-engineering

  • First Floor - Elevator Lobby

  Building 17 (RSS)

  • First Floor - Main Hallway

  Calverton Incubator

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Campus Recreation Center

  • Basement - Elevator Lobby
  • First Floor - Main Lobby
  • Second Floor - Near Information Desk

  Campus Residence Central Office

  • First Floor - Office
  • First Floor - Copy Room

  Central Stores

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Central Receiving

  • First Floor - Main Hallway

  Center for Excellence in Wireless Information Technology (CEWIT)

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Center for Molecular Medicine

  • Ground Floor - Near Room G14
  • First Floor - Main Lobby
  • Fourth Floor - Elevator Lobby

  Chapin Apartments

  • Ground Floor - Chapin Commons      
  • Ground Floor - Chapin B Laundry Room
  • Ground Floor - Chapin C Laundry Room
  • Ground Floor - Chapin E Laundry Room
  • Ground Floor - Chapin K Laundry Room

  Chemistry

  • First Floor - Elevator Lobby
  • Fourth Floor - Elevator Lobby
  • Seventh Floor - Elevator Lobby

  Computing Center

  • First Floor - Main Entrance Hallway

  Computer Science (New)

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Computer Science (Old)

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Day Care Center

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Dental Complex

  • Ground Floor - Hallway Outside Coffee Shop
  • Ground Floor - Main Lobby Reception Desk

  Duchess Hall

  • Front Entrance - Near Restrooms

  Earth and Space Science (ESS)

  • Ground Floor - Hallway Near Room 255
  • Basement - Basement Near Room 001 

  East Campus Power Plant

  • Ground Floor - Watch Office

  Educational Communications Center (ECC)

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Electrical Substations 1 + 2

  • Ground Floor - Old Substation
  • Ground Floor - New Substation

  Engineering Complex

  • First Floor - Engineering Main Lobby
  • First Floor - Light Engineering Main Lobby
  • First Floor - Heavy Engineering Main Lobby

  Frey Hall

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  H Community 

  • James College - Main Lobby
  • Langmuir College - Main Lobby
  • Benedict College - Main Lobby
  • Benedict College - Main Office

  Harriman Hall

  • Ground Floor - Main Lobby

  Humanities

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Student Health Center (Infirmary)

  • First Floor - Front Desk

  Innovation and Discovery Center (IDC) 

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Javits Lecture Center

  • Southwest Hallway - Near Room 108

  Kelly Community

  • West Side Dining - Lobby
  • Dewey College - Main Lobby
  • Hamilton College - Main Lobby
  • Schick College - Main Lobby
  • Baruch College - Main Lobby
  • Eisenhower College - Main Lobby

  Life Science

  • Lauffer Center - Near Restrooms
  • Basement - Near Room 061
  • First Floor - Elevator Lobby
  • Fifth Floor - Elevator Lobby

  Long Island High Tech Incubator

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH)

  • First Floor - Multi-Purpose Room
  • First Floor - East Pavilion on Wall

  Mathematics

  • Basement - Near Entrance
  • First Floor - Near Room 1122
  • Fifth Floor - Near Room 5118

  Marine Science Complex

  • Challenger Hall - Lobby
  • Endeavour Hall - Lobby
  • Dana Hall - Lobby
  • Discovery Hall - Lobby
  • Putnam Hall - Lunch Room

  Melville Library

  • Basement - Near Career Center
  • First Floor - Near Central Reading
  • Fourth Floor - Near School of Journalism

  Mendelsohn Community

  • Gray College - Main Lobby
  • Ammann College - Main Lobby
  • O'Neil College  -  Main Lobby
  • Irving College  -  Main Lobby
  • Community Office  -  Irving/O'Neil Lobby

  Nassau Hall

  • Hallway - Near Restrooms

  Nobel Halls

  • Yang College - Office
  • GSL Center - Hallway
  • Lautebaur College - Office

  Old Field Properties

  • Childs Mansion - Great Room

  Physics

  • P Level Main - Elevator Lobby
  • C Level Main - Elevator Lobby

  Psychology A

  • First Floor - Main Lobby

  Psychology B

  • First Floor - Near Room 109
  • Fourth Floor - Near Room 441

  Roosevelt Community

  • Stimson College - Stimson Office
  • Keller College - Keller Office
  • Greeley College  -  Greeley Office
  • Wagner College  -  Wagner Office

  Roth Community

  • Roth Cafe - Main Lobby
  • Whitman College - Main Lobby
  • Cardozo College - Main Lobby
  • Hendrix College - Main Lobby
  • Mount College - Main Lobby
  • Gershwin College - Main Lobby

  Scan Center

  • Ground Floor - Main Hallway

  Schomburg Apartments

  • Commons - Laundry Room

  Service Area

  • Administration Offices - Hallway
  • Mechanical Shop - Hallway

  Simons Center

  • First Floor - Near Lecture Hall
  • Fourth Floor - Hallway

  Social Behavioral Science

  • First Floor - Elevator Lobby
  • Fifth Floor - Elevator Lobby

  Sports Complex

  • Arena - Mezzanine Level  
  • Arena - Lower Level  
  • Arena - Lobby
  • Arena -  Pool Area  
  • Pritchard Gym - Lobby  
  • Pritchard Gym - Weight Room  
  • Indoor - Training Facility  
  • Stadium - Lower Level

  Staller Center

  • Main Theater - Entrance
  • Second Floor - TA Break Room

  Stony Brook Union

  • Ground Floor - Elevator Lobby

  Student Activity Center

  • First Floor - Near Information Desk
  • Third Floor - Elevator Lobby

  Suffolk Hall

  • Front Entrance - Hallway Near Bathroom

  Tabler Community

  • Sanger College - Main Lobby
  • Dreiser College - Main Lobby
  • Hand College - Main Lobby
  • Douglass College  -  Main Lobby
  • Toscannini College  -  Main Lobby
  • Tabler Arts Center  -   Lobby

  Toll Drive Halls

  • Chavez Hall - Main Elevator Lobby
  • Tubman Hall - Main Elevator Lobby
  • Toll Drive Hall - East Dining