by Martin Andrews | Jan 14, 2023 | News
When Buffalo Bills trainers saved the life of Damar Hamlin after he collapsed during a recent National Football League game, the availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) became national news. Grand Canyon University’s Environmental, Health, and Safety...
by Martin Andrews | Jan 7, 2023 | News
Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on the field during Monday Night Football may serve as a wake-up call for many Canadians, says a spokesman for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. “Anyone, anywhere, any age,” said Andrew Lotto, senior manager of the...
by Martin Andrews | May 23, 2022 | News
Left: basketball coach Mike Rowley with student Zachary Legault. PHOTO BY ACT FOUNDATION /Handout A quick-thinking coach trained in the use of CPR and a defibrillator helped save the life of a teenager whose heart stopped working properly during a basketball...
by Martin Andrews | Jan 19, 2021 | News
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...
by Martin Andrews | Dec 22, 2020 | News
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...
