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Life-saving AEDs are rarely used in cases of cardiac arrest, a new study finds. Why that's a problem — and what you can do.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, but they're rarely used, new research ...
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What is an AED? This medical device can save lives after cardiac arrest.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests ...
TCTMD

Even When Nearby, Public AEDs Get Little Use in OHCA

Having automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces is no guarantee that they will be used, with a new study showing that less than 10% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) situations ...
Odessa American

CATES: Bystander CPR and AED use

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] I have a love/hate relationship with how healthcare is ...
NOLA.com

Lifesaving in seconds. How to use AEDs in heart emergencies.

Automated external defibrillators (AED) are portable, life-saving devices designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating suddenly and ...
EurekAlert!

Use of AEDs in hospitals for cardiac arrest not linked with improved survival

This release is also available in Chinese on EurekAlert! Chinese. While automated external defibrillators improve survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an analysis of data indicates their use ...
TCTMD

Improving AED Use for OHCAs With an App? Neutral Study Shows It’s Complicated

A smartphone app that alerts trained citizens to respond to nearby of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) does not seem to increase the application of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), ...
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AEDs are required in Connecticut schools – but only if funding is available

After a Waterbury high school student collapsed during a hockey practice in Watertown last week, a defibrillator delivered "life-saving shocks," police said. The incident underscores the importance of ...
KHON2

New alert system provides details about how AEDs are used at airport

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Daniel K. Inouye International Airport has new alerts that will go off whenever an AED machine door is opened, and when the AED is removed. The alert will notify key people so ...
AOL

Life-saving AEDs are rarely used in cases of cardiac arrest, a new study finds. Why that's a problem — and what you can do.

Defibrillators mounted in many public buildings can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, but they’re almost never used, a new study finds. According to research funded by the National Heart, ...
AOL

What is an AED? This medical device can save lives after cardiac arrest.

About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital each year are fatal. However, a simple medical device, an automated external defibrillator (AED), can save lives. According to ...