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Defibrillator, CrossFit Megalodon Coach Trained in CPR Saves 70-Year-Old Member’s Life
Source Article: www.morningchalkup.com/2021/03/28/defibrillator-crossfit-megalodon-coach-trained-in-cpr-saves-70-year-old-members-life/Earlier this month, just moments after he finished a masters class at CrossFit Megalodon in Venice, FL, Jack Carroll, a 70-year-old...
Why You Need an AED in your Fitness Center!
We Answer a Commonly Asked Question A commonly asked question is: does X place need an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)? It is true that there is a greater need for AEDs in some places more than others. The presence of an AED in your fitness center can mean...
Bill 141 will increase access to life-saving AEDs
By Martin Andrews Opinion 15 Jan 2021 "Many lives will be saved as a result of this bill" Did you know that over 40,000 people per year die of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in Canada? What is truly tragic is the fact that many thousands of these deaths were very...
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) LIFE SAFETY PROPOSAL
Introduction Thank you for your consideration of AEDs for your buildings. Equipping your facilities with AEDs allows you to be prepared for a cardiac crisis. Most public buildings and many private buildings now have AEDs as they have been proven to help save...
Woman’s saves her mother’s life with an AED that she brought home from work!
Article taken from: https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-saves-mum-with-defibrillator-after-taking-it-home-from-work/095f4ce3-06a5-4691-8619-72b591ef4030 It was a split-second decision on her last day of work that nobody ever could have predicted would save her...
Medical Emergency Response Procedures
Once you have an AED on site now what do you do? One of the first things you need to do is to notify everyone in your building that you now have an AED available for medical emergencies. This should not be a one time event, but should occur at least several times per...
How many AEDs do you need?
A question we get asked very often is “How many AEDs do we need in our facility?”. There is not one magic number, but there are guidelines and specific reasons why you may need more than one AED in your building. Why you may need more than one AED When someone...
When Should You Upgrade Your AED?
Many people don’t even think about upgrading their AED as they would other critical equipment. It is understandable that it may not be top of mind as an AED is not something that you use frequently, but they are critical pieces of a complete life safety plan and...
Automated external defibrillators by Cardiac Science featured on the TODAY show with Dr. Oz and Bob Harper
