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.
Learn how real-time BVM feedback can help you improve patient care for cardiac arrest, TBI and other critical conditions
Providing accurate ventilations and oxygenation in concert with effective chest compressions and timely defibrillation contributes to saving lives in the BLS setting
A non-profit School Emergency Response Coalition is equipping students with life-saving emergency response training and equipment
Dan Buelow performed a sternal rub to test consciousness before beginning CPR
The bill will also shield people who use AEDs to help save someone in cardiac arrest from liability
Responders will carry AEDs while off-duty and will be notified when a cardiac emergency in the area occurs
Current AED technology offers strong benefits, but here鈥檚 what we predict will improve in the next 5 to 10 years.
Eleven AEDs will go to the police department, one will be kept at city hall and the rest will be divided among the city鈥檚 fire departments and EMS squads
The first defibrillators from the recent purchase will be handed out to volunteers in the coming days.
Mario Calabria was biking with his family when his father fell off his bike, hit a tree and was knocked unconscious.
Danette Purvis performed CPR on her colleague while others ran to grab an AED
The county is integrating the app鈥檚 software to its 911 dispatch system and expects to roll it out within the next six months
Firefighters, paramedics and a YMCA lifeguard sprang into action when a man playing basketball collapsed on the court in April
The EMT and school nurse were able to save the woman after she fell ill and lost control of her car, striking the front corner of the school
Tennessee and the 16 other states have led the way in emergency preparedness in academic settings by enacting laws that require the device be placed in all schools
Students can be taught the fundamental life-saving skill of hands-only CPR in 30 minutes or less
Rapid intervention by a volunteer FF and a trainer at the gym had the man breathing by the time EMS arrived
The AEDs will be distributed in public areas after a near tragic event occurred in the town last year
The outside devices sound an alarm when the protective box, which is not locked, is removed to alert people to an emergency
Capt. Les Fryman and firefighter-paramedic Sean Davenport got ROSC on woman attending the AHA ECC meeting with them
EMS agencies should promote public involvement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED use to improve community health
Here are some moving stories of EMS responders doing what they do best
The awards were presented to the individuals 鈥渇or their courage, time and dedication鈥�
Thirty-one states have already passed laws requiring students to learn CPR before they graduate
Understand the findings of the amiodarone vs. lidocaine vs. plain saline (ALPS) trial and what those findings mean for EMS providers
Nicole Carlton, interim commissioner since 2011, implemented a body armor policy for every response and is preparing EMS for the Republican National Convention
The man was speaking at the meeting when he collapsed; the fire chief and a city councilwoman administered CPR and then used an AED to revive the man before paramedics arrived
Veteran paramedic Jason Hunt demonstrated the use in an effort to get a bill passed that would require high schools to have AEDs on campus
Meta-analysis of the available research looks at primary and secondary patient outcomes of applying mechanical chest compression devices following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The officer, who is also a certified EMT, was outside a hospital when the woman collapsed
Progress on one link in the chain of survival doesn鈥檛 guarantee success of the other links in the chain of survival
