"AED"
PulsePoint to Host Contest Promoting Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
September 15, 2022As a 911 organization and/or professional that is committed to sudden cardiac arrest survivability, you understand the life-saving potential of…
Read full articleHelp Us Build Our Community AED Registry and You Could Win $500!
October 15, 2021This October, during Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the nonprofit PulsePoint Foundation is rewarding communities for identifying and registering AEDs (Automated…
Read full articleNew CPR Guidelines Recommend Using Social Media and Mobile Technology to Speed Bystander CPR in Sudden Cardiac Arrests
October 16, 2015For the first time, CPR guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend that communities consider using social media and mobile app technology to alert CPR responders when someone nearby suffers sudden cardiac arrest. The new guidelines cite studies that show emerging mobile technologies can result in a “higher rate of bystander-initiated CPR.”
Read full articleDefibrillator Registry Means Collier Countians Can Get Critical Help Fast
July 5, 2012Surviving a cardiac crisis is all about timing. How quickly someone can administer care via an automated external defibrillator is critical. For people who have a cardiac event, Collier County Emergency Medical Services has recently upgraded its AED program to an automated system that will ultimately help get AEDs to victims faster.
Read full articleCayman Islands Government and Cayman Heart Fund Team to Provide Enhanced Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
June 22, 2012Boca Raton, FL –Atrus, Inc., announced that it has contracted with the Cayman Islands Government to provide its AED Link…
Read full articleAtrus Develops Customized AED Registry for Nevada Project Heartbeat
June 14, 2012Boca Raton, FL –Atrus, Inc., creators of the National AED Registry™, announced that it has contracted with Nevada Project Heartbeat…
Read full articleNaples Lawmaker’s Bill to Step Up Use of Heart-Shocking Devices Gets New Life
February 28, 2012“It was such a simple issue, and we get all bogged down with the privacy,” state Rep. Kathleen Passimomo said. “The person having the coronary doesn’t care. Can you imagine if someone died because the 9-1-1 dispatcher couldn’t call the clubhouse?”
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