Defibrillator training and maintenance center in Melle

Protecting 5,752 residents from sudden cardiac death starts with a network of well-maintained defibrillators and bystanders who know how to act. In Melle, at the heart of the CC Mellois en Poitou, France Défibrillateur operates from 30 Rue de la Chagnée, Porte H, 79500 Melle: advice, sales, rental, installation, preventive maintenance and life-saving skills training, reaching as far as Saint-Maixent-l'École (22 km) and Niort (26 km).

Available services:

• Defibrillator sales and rental
• Installation and commissioning
• Preventive and corrective maintenance
• Usage training (Workplace First Aid)

AED regulations in Melle

The French national GéoDAE database lists 33 registered defibrillators in Melle. The regulatory framework, in force since 2020-2021, requires a DAE (AED) in all French public-access buildings (ERP) of categories 1 to 4; certain category 5 establishments are also covered depending on their activity. Beyond the equipment itself, registration on GéoDAE is mandatory: it enables the emergency services to direct a bystander to the nearest device during the minutes when survival is decided.

Installing an AED in Melle

In Melle, we install DAE units where people actually circulate: the town centre, sports facilities, schools, medico-social establishments and businesses across the Mellois en Poitou. Installation includes mounting, statutory signage and registration on GéoDAE. For organisations that prefer to spread the cost, rental from 50 € excl. VAT per month including maintenance provides fully operational equipment without tying up cash.

Maintenance and training in Melle

Every minute without defibrillation cuts the chances of survival by around 10%: a DAE in Melle must therefore be ready at any moment. Our preventive maintenance covers checking electrodes and batteries, reading self-test results and replacing consumables. In parallel, our life-saving skills training gives teams across the 79500 area the reflexes to raise the alarm, perform chest compressions and defibrillate without waiting for the emergency services.