Since 2013 Virginia educators who are obtaining or renewing their teacher’s license are required to provide evidence of certification in first aid, CPR, and use of an AED. This training is extremely important in helping teachers recognizing medical emergencies in the classroom and providing initial care to the student (or colleague) before help arrives from […]
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AED Team, a leading national distributor of AEDs and safety equipment is excited to announce that it has installed a CE-TEK All Weather AED enclosure at Greenfield Park in Botetourt County, Virginia. This project was completed on behalf of the Compress & Shock Foundation. Two days before Christmas 2020, Twila Rankin suffered a cardiac arrest. Her husband called 911 and performed
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Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are valuable devices that can provide a patient with the best chance of survival. The time from Collapse-To-Defibrillation is one of the key determinants between life and death for out of hospital cardiac arrest patients. Throughout your daily activities, you may notice AEDs placed in various public settings. These devices are
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Ingress Protection or (IP) Ratings represent levels or amounts of protection that a device or object has against the intrusion of solid objects and liquids. An international standards organization, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) sets the standards for the ratings.1 A multitude of equipment types which are altogether known as electrotechnology are rated by these standards. Think about the
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NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, November 7, 2021 — The City of North Charleston, AED Team, North Charleston Fire Department, and the Lowcountry Resuscitation Alliance joined forces to install a public Automated External Defibrillator (AED) with weatherproof box at Riverfront Park. AEDs are medical devices designed to provide an electrical shock to a person who is in cardiac arrest. According to American
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The AHA is campaigning for all workplaces to implement a First Aid, CPR, and AED training program, along with public access to AEDs. According to the AHA, 50% of American employees are unable to locate the AED in their own work space. With 10,000 cardiac arrests in workplaces each year, it is worth changing that
On a crisp March evening in 2021, Scott LaBombard and friends gathered at the Municipal Playground in Westfield, Massachusetts for a game of pickleball. LaBombard, who also serves as President of the Little League Association, had been trained in CPR and to use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). He had no idea as he made
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Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are incredibly valuable, sophisticated devices that can provide a patient in Cardiac Arrest with the best chance of survival. While providing early chest compressions and breaths (CPR) in a resuscitation attempt are critical, the most effective way to convert a patient’s cardiac arrest rhythm back to normal in an out-of-hospital setting
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Cardiac Arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States in Both Men and Women. Research and studies show that roughly 50% of Cardiac Arrests are unwitnessed, and only about 10% of patients who experience a cardiac arrest in an out-of-hospital setting survive to hospital discharge (1). Because of these staggering statistics the
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Access to life saving equipment is critical in emergency situations such as cardiac arrests. There is a common misconception that most cardiac arrest situations occur within the hospital. When in reality, that isn’t the case at all. The American Heart Association states that more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year.
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