AED
Our directory features many articles on Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), providing essential information for EMS professionals. Topics include proper AED usage, maintenance, and integration into emergency response protocols. Understanding the role of AEDs in cardiac arrest situations is critical for saving lives in the field. For more comprehensive knowledge, explore our cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) resources, closely related to AED application. Access these articles to ensure you are fully equipped to utilize AEDs effectively during emergencies.
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
Learn how Avive鈥檚 new AED & response system can improve systems of care
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The Marines jumped into action when a man at the senior citizen Mardi Gras party they were attending went into cardiac arrest
Justin Beyer was motivated to take action after no AED was available at the Walmart where he worked when a customer went unconscious
The teachers learned how to perform CPR, use the AED, execute the Heimlich maneuver, administer an EpiPen, and perform basic first aid
There is no silver bullet for cardiac arrest care, just silver buckshot
The officers used an AED found in all Newburyport police cruisers to revive a woman whose heart stopped beating shortly before she crashed her car
Johnny McCabe was treated by the fire chief and his fellow firefighters after he collapsed
Greg and Laurie Chuppe are advocating for more people to learn CPR after Greg saved Laurie when she went into cardiac arrest
From required BLS, to community AEDs and kiosk-based training, communities around the country are becoming better equipped for emergencies
A panel of experts share their community outreach best practices in educating citizens how to respond to cardiac arrest and overdose emergencies
The new ordinance would require building owners to put an automated external defibrillator in high-occupancy places
Plum Island residents are aiming to make their isolated island safer by raising money to install two AEDs and train community members on how to use them
Ron Rubin launched the 鈥淭rained for Saving Lives AED Program,鈥� through which he has committed to donating one AED to 450 qualifying wineries
Researchers found that despite 鈥渢remendous improvement鈥� in CPR and defibrillation, they 鈥渄id not see an improvement in survival for women鈥�
Jeff Hoffman credits his fellow EMS providers from another agency with saving his life after he went into cardiac arrest three times in one night
A student-run nonprofit is pushing for a law that requires minors provide proof of CPR training before sitting for a driver鈥檚 license test
鈥淭hese devices will enable the department to access a person who is in sudden cardiac arrest and take the required steps to provide care,鈥� Chief Rick Cary said
The Story County Sheriff鈥檚 Office has launched its Defibs Save Lives campaign, which aims to ensure that the county becomes a heart safe community
Rhonda Harrill teamed up with Rep. Bob Ramsay and AMR to get a bill passed that requires all Tennessee public high schools to have AEDs
In addition to creating the 4AlecFoundation to raise awareness for undetected heart disease, Stephanie Kornet also won a national contest by sharing her son鈥檚 story
Les Morgan鈥檚 son, Assistant Chief Kyle Morgan, jumped into action when Les went into cardiac arrest while on a call
An American Heart Association study found that the longer it takes responders to arrive, the greater a patient benefits from a bystander-administered AED shock
Timothy Sommerfelt is raising money to add more AEDs in a popular area of Cleveland in an effort to make AEDs easier to find in the city
The county鈥檚 Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management recently installed 29 more AEDs so that all county office buildings would be equipped with them
Operation Revive aims to add or replace AEDs in schools, and will start with rural schools farthest away from first responders
People at each location will be trained to use the devices, according to Wapello County Public Health director Lynelle Diers
鈥淩ight now we do not have a way to tie in where AEDs are during a 911 call,鈥� performance manager Mark Chandler said
After the death of Eric Shannon, AEDs will be given to coaches during practices and games
Jimmy Weeks was working at Southern Glazer鈥檚 Wine and Spirits when he collapsed while operating a forklift
Research found that despite knowing what AEDs are, people don鈥檛 feel comfortable using them
