Lifesaving AEDs are being increasingly mandated across states - ABC News
Jan 10, 2024 · Bystander use of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remains low despite legislative efforts to improve access to these lifesaving devices at recreational facilities across the United States, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
To the rescue: Drones could deliver defibrillators for out-of …
Jul 24, 2024 · A team of NHLBI-funded researchers is testing drones to deliver AEDs that can be used to help quickly revive people who’ve had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), a leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide.
These Devices Save Lives, but Almost Nobody Has One at Home
Apr 11, 2023 · Christine Benton, a retired paramedic firefighter, had been trained to use a defibrillator, but also knew that A.E.D.s are easy to use, even for people with no training. Ash Ponders for The...
Defibrillators Now Mandatory at Some Gyms, Stadiums - U.S. News …
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Because athletes young and old can suffer cardiac arrest, some states have mandated the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in gyms,...
After Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest, there's new urgency to get AEDs …
Jan 25, 2023 · When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed earlier this month, an automated external defibrillator - or AED - helped save his life. Since then, there's been a surge of interest in the ...
Red Cross Supports Access to AEDs Act - American Red Cross
Apr 14, 2023 · The grants will support the development and implementation of programs that promote access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools. Funding can also be used to purchase and maintain AEDs, replace outdated CPR and AED equipment, and provide training to students, staff and related sports volunteers.
Use of a Drone-Delivered Automated External Defibrillator in an …
May 18, 2022 · The drone flew autonomously out of sight for 673 m and, at 3 minutes 19 seconds after dispatch, safely delivered an AED in the snow 10 m from the patient before EMS had arrived .
Access to AEDs Act would support lifesaving response to sudden …
Mar 28, 2023 · The Access to AEDs Act would authorize a grant program to support CPR and AED training in K-12 schools; purchase AEDs for use in schools; foster new and existing community partnerships to promote the importance of defibrillation in schools; and establish cardiac emergency response plans, which establish specific steps to reduce death from ...
5 things to know about AEDs after a defibrillator helped ...
Jan 17, 2023 · About 1 in 10 people who have cardiac arrests in public get this type of help. Here are five critical things people should know about AEDs and why experts say the public shouldn't be afraid to use them. They are a person's best chance for survival.
This life-saving medical device isn’t required at all schools. Damar ...
Mar 29, 2023 · CNN — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday that when he played football as a child, he never thought about CPR or where there might be an automated external defibrillator (AED)...