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Vita First Aid is proud to support Vida Living
Vita First Aid exists to help save lives. We are proud to partner with Vida Living. They provide affordable housing and more to help so many people. We look forward to continuing to parnter with them for many years. Working together we are making a...
The Vita First Aid Difference
Vita First Aid is not your average AED companyVita First Aid is guided by one mission: to help save lives by making AEDs more accessible. We are a social enterprise and are committed to putting people before profit. We do not only sell live-saving devices, but also...
Cardiac arrest rates climbing during COVID-19 pandemic, Peel paramedics say
Fear of COVID-19 is keeping patients away from hospital until 'it's too late,' researcher warns Natalie Kalata · CBC News · Posted: May 09, 2021 6:27 PM ET | Last Updated: May 10 More people around the world are having heart attacks during the pandemic, but fewer are...
Yes You Can Lease AEDs
There are many good reasons to consider leasing AEDs. Peace of Mind Having an AED provides great peace of mind. Hopefully you never need it, but knowing you have it, is worth its weight in gold. If you ever need to use the device and need to replace your pads we will...
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...