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.
Working with law enforcement to identify protocols and preferences can help them help you
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Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
Members of the Springdale Fire Department were in Wisconsin for a meeting about a fire truck
鈥淭ake CPR classes, because you can save lives with them,鈥� said Bob Odenkirk, who suffered a heart attack and was transported to a hospital last year
鈥淭he deputies are not EMTs or paramedics, but these devices cannot do the patient any harm,鈥� said Morgan County Safety Coordinator Jonathan Warner
The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
A bystander who stopped to perform CPR on the man said within minutes of dialing for help, a drone arrived overhead
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Project Heart Beat has placed more than 9,000 defibrillators citywide
Portland Paramedic Jeff Carrow and EMT Brad Smith responded to the former ambulance director鈥檚 cardiac arrest
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Colton Davis鈥� death in 2019 spurred his parents, Brett and Erin Davis, to start a fundraiser to help purchase AEDs for LaPorte County first responders
North Carolina鈥檚 HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people
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The county plans to offer community trainings in CPR, Stop the Bleed and naloxone administration
Denmark鈥檚 Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during the European Championship match against Finland on Saturday
Bristol Health (Conn.) EMS Paramedic Taylor Gonzalez, 31, responded when fellow Army veteran James Whalen, 70, suffered a heart attack while swimming
EMS providers reported several encounters with the suspect, including one in which he was allegedly carrying a firearm
AEDs will be distributed to first responder agencies statewide through the grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Band employee jumps in a swamp to assist with cardiac arrest
Doctors said the blow to the boy鈥檚 chest disrupted his hearth rhythm, causing a sudden cardiac arrest
Moore Fire Department Lt. Alex Meron and Paramedic Chelsee Meron found the man pulseless in the baggage claim area
Members of Reading Hospital鈥檚 EMS leadership team were in the employee cafeteria when the coworker collapsed
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The city of Hobart took advantage of a trade-in deal to replace its older cardiac monitors and AEDs
Researchers measured the aerosol size and quantity generated by compressions on a swine model before and after defibrillations
Black and Hispanic neighborhoods were found to have lower rates of bystander AED use than white neighborhoods
Learn how advanced cardiac resuscitation techniques lead to increased survival in OOH cardiac arrest
An Delta Ambulance employee discovered the burglary upon reporting to work last week
The AED donated by Atlantic Ambulance will be on hand at all Peabody West Little League events, and the service will host training sessions for league members
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. worked with Peel Region Paramedic Services to test the ability of a drone to deliver AEDs to lay responders
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