AED
“The opportunity to dramatically transform cardiac arrest response and improve outcomes is now possible,” said Rory Beyer, Avive co-founder and president
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
Fire officials were unable to produce documentation showing firefighters had been properly trained to use the equipment
Among the items taken off a fire truck were an AED and a SCBA; there are no leads in the case
The AEDs were donated by the John Taylor Babbitt Foundation to replace equipment that was badly in need of updating
Pa. township awarded $245,000 to purchase a new ambulance, police cars, and defibrillators
One firefighter got too close to the lift and suffered an electric shock; he fell into another firefighter, who was also shocked
Assistant Chief Donald Boyer, 82, suffered a heart attack; he is recovering at home
The man went into cardiac arrest and they began CPR; they hooked him up to an IV and used a defibrillator as the pilot diverted the plane
They noticed something was wrong when the rig rolled through a light; they performed CPR and used an AED to save the driver’s life
The month-long community contest includes cash prizes, and aims to help dispatchers better direct the public to AED locations prior to EMS arrival
A man died of a heart attack on a Southwest flight; his wife said there was a defibrillator on board but it wasn’t used because her husband’s chest was too hairy
When a cardiac emergency strikes, a nearby AED can help save a life — and Physio-Control’s new database helps you find one
With heart attacks among the leading cause of firefighter line of duty deaths, no fire department can afford not to have one of these on scene
