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New Mexico State Police Equipped with AEDs to Fight SCA

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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New Mexico State Police Equipped with AEDs to Fight SCA

The New Mexico State Police Department was presented with a gracious $15,000 donation from Heart Hospital of New Mexico to help combat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The donated funds will be used to purchase Cardiac Science® Powerheart® G3 AEDs. “Every minute delayed decreases the persons chance of survival by ten percent if they do not [...]

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US Postal Service Honors ‘Heroes Among Us’

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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US Postal Service Honors ‘Heroes Among Us’

The US Postal Service (USPS) recently honored John Mallard, Jr., and Terrance Lyman during the Heroes Among Us ceremony for saving co-worker Russell Childress’s life. The event was held at the USPS processing and distribution facility in Trenton, New Jersey where many employees were in attendance to celebrate. This past September, Russell Childress had experienced [...]

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American Osteopathic Association urges defibrillators for school sports

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

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American Osteopathic Association urges defibrillators for school sports

The American Osteopathic Association's House of Delegates has voted to encourage schools to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to protect student athletes from sudden cardiac arrest.

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Family of Montana SCA victim donates AED to fire department

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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Family of Montana SCA victim donates AED to fire department

The Laurel, Montana, Volunteer Fire Department received a Powerheart G3 AED thanks to fundraising events hosted by the family of the late Leo Duran and participation by Cardiac Science.

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Teachers use school AED to save the life of a 12-year-old student

Monday, October 10, 2011

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Teachers use school AED to save the life of a 12-year-old student

Two coaches at a Maus Middle School in Frisco, Texas, used an AED to save the life of a 12-year-old girl who had collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest.

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How can your fire department start a successful public access defibrillation (PAD) program?

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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How can your fire department start a successful public access defibrillation (PAD) program?

A free webinar Sept. 14 will show fire departments how to start public access defibrillation (PAD) programs.

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In Latin America, “Proyecto Latir” urges AED preparedness

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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In Latin America, “Proyecto Latir” urges AED preparedness

In Colombia, Cardiac Science distributor Incav Technologies has launched Proyecto Latir ("Project Heartbeat"), providing free CPR/AED training courses to help people respond to sudden cardiac arrest.

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Grants Pass, Oregon, celebrates AED saves

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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Grants Pass, Oregon, celebrates AED saves

In Grants Pass, Oregon, a public safety department investment in AEDs means lives saved.

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Georgia Park saves 5 lives with AEDs

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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Georgia Park saves 5 lives with AEDs

Public safety officials from Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta, Georgia, wrote to report that in the past five years they’ve save five lives using Powerheart automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Every police patrol vehicle and fire department vehicle in the part is equipped with an AED, and since 2006, public safety staff have responded to five [...]

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Sad stories, avoidable deaths?

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Sad stories, avoidable deaths?

Would these sudden cardiac arrest deaths be avoidable if communities offered cardiac screening and made AEDs readily available?

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