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New AED legislation: February 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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New AED legislation: February 2011

More than a dozen new AED bills were introduced in state legislatures in February.

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AEDs in Portugal: New law encourages AED use

Thursday, February 24, 2011

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AEDs in Portugal: New law encourages AED use

Following the passage of a law that regulates and encourages the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) outside hospital environments, organizations throughout Portugal are equipping their buildings with the life-saving devices.

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AEDs for sports: A NY lacrosse tourney raises money in honor of fallen student [VIDEO]

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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AEDs for sports: A NY lacrosse tourney raises money in honor of fallen student [VIDEO]

A lacrosse tournament in New York State donates automated external defibrillators to area sports organizations in memory of a player who died of sudden cardiac arrest.

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AEDs in public places make cardiac arrest survivable

Monday, February 7, 2011

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AEDs in public places make cardiac arrest survivable

A new AED study in the New England Journal of Medicine supports putting AEDs in public locations.

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New AED legislation: January 2011

Thursday, February 3, 2011

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New AED legislation: January 2011

In the first month of the new year, AED bills were introduced Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Indiana, Florida, New Jersey, and New York.

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AED rescue at Camp Atterbury

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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AED rescue at Camp Atterbury

Military Police Officer Spc. Stephen Strebinger used Camp Atterbury's automated external defibrillator to save the life of a civilian contractor who collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest.

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Bookmark This: AED laws enacted in 2010

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

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Bookmark This: AED laws enacted in 2010

In 2010, state legislatures enacted AED bills that included mandates for AED placement and training or which limited liability for AED use.

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Welcoming a life saver: An AED comes to Shalbourne

Thursday, December 16, 2010

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Welcoming a life saver: An AED comes to Shalbourne

The village of Shalbourne has installed a Powerheart G3 automated external defibrillator in the local school building to enable a quick community response to sudden cardiac arrest.

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Reducing firefighters’ risk of sudden cardiac arrest: Cardiac Science for the week of Nov. 1

Monday, November 1, 2010

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Reducing firefighters’ risk of sudden cardiac arrest: Cardiac Science for the week of Nov. 1

University of Pittsburgh researchers are testing two high-tech cooling techniques to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest among firefighters.

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Sudden cardiac arrest: What Congress can do to save lives

Thursday, October 14, 2010

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Sudden cardiac arrest: What Congress can do to save lives

On the 50th anniversary of modern CPR, 43 heart health organizations have asked members of Congress to take action to reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrest.

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