If your heart stops suddenly, you may not want to be at a hotel.
Automated external defibrillators -- laptop-sized devices that can automatically restart a heart after sudden cardiac arrest -- are now required equipment on commercial airliners and have saved lives at airports, casinos, health clubs and many public buildings. But hotels have resisted installing them, citing potential liability issues.
Global Hyatt Corp. says just roughly 20% of its properties have AEDs -- though that number is increasing. Choice Hotels International Inc. says "very few" of its hotels are equipped. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC says it doesn't require its hotels to have AEDs "but the matter is currently under review," a spokeswoman says.
Marriott International Inc., Hilton Hotels Corp. and Best Western International Inc. all declined to say how many of their hotels have AED devices. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. didn't comment.
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