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High School Athletic Trainer Uses AED To Save Referee’s Life
When Larry Moreau suddenly collapsed while refereeing a girl’s junior varsity basketball game Nov. 29 at Westbrook High School in Maine, athletic trainer Anita Dixon made a live-saving move: She grabbed a Powerheart® G3 AED. According to WCSH-TV in Portland, Maine, which first reported the incident, Moreau suddenly collapsed during the game. Dixon quickly checked [...]
Continue reading...American Osteopathic Association urges defibrillators for school sports
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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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.
Continue reading...New Jersey AED bills clear legislative committees
Monday, February 13, 2012
Janet's Law, a bill to put automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in every school in New Jersey has cleared committees in both the State Senate and the State Assembly.
Continue reading...Investment in AEDs pays off: School saves a student’s life
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
An AED purchased last summer by the Richland, Washington, school district was used to save a 15-year-old student's life.
Continue reading...World Heart Day: Saving lives through education and action
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
World Heart Day is an ideal time to find out more about what you, your school, your workplace, and your community can do to build AED awareness and prevent needless deaths from sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...Sports program AED saves a 13-year-old’s life
Thursday, September 22, 2011
In Azle, Texas, bystanders used a junior high school's AED to restart a 13-year-old football player's heart.
Continue reading...Adam’s Angels race raises funds for AEDs
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Adam's Angels 5K run honors the memory of sudden cardiac arrest victim Adam Seymour and raises money for community AEDs.
Continue reading...New AED laws passed in New York, Maine, Illinois, and Tennessee
Thursday, June 30, 2011
AED laws passed in New York, Maine, Illinois, and Tennessee pertain to school gym AEDs, health club AEDs, dental facility AEDs, and Good Samaritan laws.
Continue reading...Canada and Ontario launch $10 million AED funds for sports centres and hockey arenas
Monday, June 13, 2011
Ontario has announced a $10 million AED fund to place defibrillators in schools and hockey arenas through the province. It follows on a $10 million national Canadian AED fund announced in April.
Continue reading...Texas school’s AED saves 6-year-old’s life
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Six-year-old Matthew Gates survived sudden cardiac arrest because his school had an AED nearby and staff knew how to use it.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
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