Medscape

Automated External Defibrillators Show Promise for Patients With Cardiac Arrests at Home Despite Cost Barriers

According to a large US cohort study, the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in private homes was associated with a 26% increase in survival in patients with cardiac arrest with shockable ...
Yahoo

Life-saving AEDs are rarely used in cases of cardiac arrest, a new study finds. Why that's a problem — and what you can do.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, but they're rarely used, new research ...
JD Supra

Automated External Defibrillators: An Untapped Source of Medical Records?

An estimated 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest deaths occur each year in the U.S. Approximately 10% of those who experience out-of-hospital cardiac events survive. Use of automated external ...
WPBN on MSN

AED's in place at three Benzie County parks

Three Automated External Defibrillators, or AED's, are strategically placed throughout the Lake Ann community.

St. Luke’s offering AED grants to local organizations

St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation is awarding 50 automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, to eligible community ...
Yahoo

Lifesaving AEDs are being increasingly mandated across states -- but bystanders aren't using them, study finds

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bystander use of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remains low despite ...
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Fund awards grant for installation of AEDs at Lorain County Fairgrounds

The Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative People Fund, a philanthropic arm of the organization, recently announced that Wellington Township was awarded a $5,859 grant to assist with the purchase of ...
syracuse.com

Advocate for automated external defibrillators sees one save a life on ski slope

Kathy Sherlock has seen firsthand how one small machine can make the difference between life and death. Her 31-year-old brother died in 1998 after his heart stopped while waiting for a table at a ...
Purdue University

Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Purchasing Information

Below is some information about purchasing an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). Initial costs for Cardiac Science G5: Quotes for units and supplies will be obtained at the time of purchase due ...
Healio

Testing of drones with automated external defibrillators to treat cardiac arrest underway

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A county in North Carolina began using drones to deliver AEDs for suspected cardiac arrest. With plans for ...
CBS News

Robbie's Law would require AEDs at all Nassau County fields and courts. Here's why it has become political.

Robbie Levine died what doctors call a preventable death at just 9 years old. Now, his mother is standing with Nassau County legislators as they push to pass "Robbie's Law" to make sure no other child ...