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 ...

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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 ...

DETROIT – New Calvary Baptist Church in Detroit has taken steps to ensure that its members are trained to handle emergency situations by working closely with the American Heart Association. They have ...

(WXYZ) — In the wake of the medical emergency involving Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, we are making it easier for people to learn how to perform CPR and find a ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Many of us have heard about Buffalo Bill’s player Damar Hamlin collapsing on the field earlier this week. While we still don’t know the specific cause of the collapse, ...

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CPR and AED Awareness Week is June 1-7. More than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States each year, with 70% happening in homes. About 40 people each hour have a cardiac ...

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In advance of National Heart Health Month, and on the heels of the milestone passing of the HEARTS Act, ZOLL® Medical’s Anything Can Happen. Anyone Can Help.™ ...

A smartphone app that alerts trained citizens to respond to nearby of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) does not seem to increase the application of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), ...