Defibrillator training and maintenance center in Rethel

The sports hall of a Rethel club welcomes members and spectators all year round: a typical setting where cardiac arrest can occur. France Défibrillateur equips this type of establishment in Rethel (7,444 residents) and throughout the CC du Pays Rethélois, from its centre at 1, Rue d'Artagnan (08300): sales, hire from 50 € excl. VAT per month, installation, maintenance and training.

Available services:

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

AED regulations in Rethel

If this sports hall is classed as a French public-access building (ERP) of category 1 to 4, it must have been equipped with a DAE (AED) since 2020-2021; the obligation also applies to certain category 5 ERP depending on their activity. The national GéoDAE database lists 23 registered defibrillators in Rethel, and every new device must be recorded there. With Sedan 45 km away and Vervins 49 km away, the town has every reason to maintain its own network of fully working devices.

Installing an AED in Rethel

For a sports hall or community hall in Rethel, the ideal location for the DAE is a wall visible from the main entrance, or an exterior facade accessible outside opening hours. Our technicians from 1, Rue d'Artagnan install the bracket and the standardised signage, then register the device on GéoDAE. Our call-outs cover the whole area, as far as Mourmelon-le-Grand (42 km).

Maintenance and training in Rethel

Between two sporting seasons, who checks the electrodes and battery of the sports hall's DAE? Our preventive maintenance answers that question for all operators in Rethel and the Pays Rethélois. We also train coaches, municipal staff and volunteers in life-saving skills: faced with a cardiac arrest, every minute without defibrillation reduces the chances of survival by around 10%.