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.
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Band employee jumps in a swamp to assist with cardiac arrest
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Thanks to quick thinking and action, the man can now go home to his wife and three kids
Lt. Wayne Smith wasn’t supposed to be playing in a hockey game the night a man collapsed on a bench from a heart attack
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Crews revived the boy using a defibrillator, CPR, a breathing tube and medication
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Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint announce partnership to help emergency medical dispatchers inform callers of the closest AEDs
The Department of Parks and Recreation chose six parks in each borough to place AEDs
The city started installing AEDs in arenas and public buildings in 2001; there are now 1,000 devices in arenas, libraries, malls and private businesses
Researchers ranked businesses and other locations according to how many cardiac arrests occurred within 100 meters of the locations and when they were open
The patient was shocked three times before EMS providers arrived
A GoFundMe page has raised over $60,000 to donate funds to purchase AEDs in Salvatore Silvestri’s name
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
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Eleven AEDs will go to the police department, one will be kept at city hall and the rest will be divided among the city’s 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’s 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
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