What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital each year are fatal. However, a simple medical device, an ...

AEDs, or public defibrillators, are designed to be used by anyone. Try to stay calm and follow the directions that the device gives you. Share on Pinterest Aria sandi Hasim/Getty Images A ...

RAISING AWARENESS OF LIFE SAVING TOOLS. WHEN SECONDS COUNT, IT IS CPR AND AED AWARENESS WEEK AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS WORKING TO INCREASE TRAINING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY WE HAVE A ...

The Super Bowl is Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Arizona. It's the last game of the 2022 season, a season which almost saw a player from the Buffalo Bills die on ...

In emergencies, Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) help restore life until first responders arrive by giving users auditory prompts to operate the machines. But audio prompts and descriptions ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] I have a love/hate relationship with how healthcare is ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — About a month after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a regular season game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Senate of Virginia has passed a ...

Attendees at local parks and the Garvey Senior Activity Center will now have access to automated external defibrillators, which will come in handy if someone experiences a cardiac attack. The St. Mary ...

Forbes Library Director Lisa Downing talks with Matt Lemberg, assistant fire chief for the Northampton Fire Department, about the new automated external defibrillator machine the library received as a ...