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.
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
EMS agencies should promote public involvement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED use to improve community health
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The awards were presented to the individuals “for their courage, time and dedication”
Thirty-one states have already passed laws requiring students to learn CPR before they graduate
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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’t guarantee success of the other links in the chain of survival
Sudden cardiac arrest survivors, families and advocates took to the streets of San Diego to call for more training and AEDs
Show off your mastery of CPR with this 10-question quiz of what every EMT should know about basic life support
Health care practitioners challenged to think outside the box to understand and solve the problem of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Widespread CPR and AED training can be done for minimal cost and instruction time with this method
Newly diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, he made the video while recovering and awaiting heart surgery
AED-SOS, developed by Japanese researchers, shown to shorten time to AED delivery to simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients
Toronto researchers found AEDs near out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are unavailable in one-fifth of incidents
Dead for 60 minutes, Bill Fisher regained a pulse after being shocked five times in ambulance and 20 at the hospital
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for chest compressions, AED use and suspected opioid overdose
Mobile applications like PulsePoint can connect CPR-trained responders to sudden cardiac arrest victims
Officers will also be trained in high-performance CPR
A runner in his 60s was resuscitated by Chicago FD medics after he had a heart attack while running
Tourniquets and hemostatic agents are recommended for early management of severe bleeding by layperson responders
HeartReach Michiana, a nonprofit organization that fights heart disease has donated 495 AEDs to date
The Pa. firefighter and other wedding guests performed CPR on the aunt of his bride-to-be and used an AED purchased by the church just a week earlier
He couldn’t save the 18-year-old in cardiac arrest but now he pleads for everyone to learn CPR
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