AEDs, or public defibrillators, are designed to be used by anyone. Try to stay calm and follow the directions that the device gives you. Share on Pinterest Aria sandi Hasim/Getty Images A ...

What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital each year are fatal. However, a simple medical device, an ...

In a huge step for first aid in the UK, more than 20,000 defibrillators – which are devices that give an electric shock to the heart of a person who is in cardiac arrest – have been delivered to state ...

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They’re usually placed in plain sight and in public places. Whether you’ve noticed them or not, their purpose is to save your life and others. An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable ...

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AEDs are straightforward to use. One study of their use at the three Chicago Airports showed that the best results were achieved when the machine was operated by someone who had no prior training.

Of 9,290 cases studied, bystander resuscitation was only performed in 61.3%. Bystander use of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remains low ...

Bystander use of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remains low despite legislative efforts to improve access to these lifesaving devices at ...

Bystander use of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remains low despite legislative efforts to improve access to these lifesaving devices at ...