Calvin University provides an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program on campus to make early defibrillation accessible to students, faculty, staff, and other persons who experience sudden ...

When someone’s heart stops working, it is known as sudden cardiac arrest. It causes blood to stop flowing to the brain and other organs. Sudden cardiac arrest can cause a person to die within minutes.

Automated external defibrillators (AED) enable responders to deliver early defibrillation to victims in the first critical moments after a sudden cardiac arrest. This program provides guidance for the ...

Every year 250,000 or more people with cardiovascular disease die within an hour of symptom onset and before they arrive at a hospital. With appropriate early defibrillation and follow-up treatment ...

It is essential to acknowledge that emergency equipment alone does not save lives. The ACSM/AHA Recommendations [5,6] emphasize the importance of written emergency policies and procedures that are ...

The University of Nevada, Reno has initiated a Public Access Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program. Nine locations have been identified on campus as strategic locations for Public Access AED ...

Automatic external defibrillators save lives in amateur sports and fitness centers, according to new research. The 18-year study found that survival from cardiac arrest reached 93 percent in centers ...

While automated external defibrillators improve survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an analysis of data indicates their use for cardiac arrest in a hospital does not result in an improved ...