Procedure Contact: Senior Executive Advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Public Safety Automated external defibrillator (AED): A medical device that can analyze the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, ...

Calvin University provides an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program on campus to make early defibrillation accessible to students, faculty, staff, and other persons who experience sudden ...

Policy Contact: Senior Executive Advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Public Safety Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating ...

Automated external defibrillators (AED) enable responders to deliver early defibrillation to victims in the first critical moments after sudden cardiac arrest. This program provides guidance for the ...

An estimated 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest deaths occur each year in the U.S. Approximately 10% of those who experience out-of-hospital cardiac events survive. Use of automated external ...

According to a large US cohort study, the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in private homes was associated with a 26% increase in survival in patients with cardiac arrest with shockable ...

We conducted a randomized trial that consisted of 35 tests, in a community setting, in which an AED was delivered by an autonomously flying drone and a bystander searched for and retrieved a ...

When someone’s heart stops working, it is known as sudden cardiac arrest. It causes blood to stop flowing to the brain and other organs. Sudden cardiac arrest can cause a person to die within minutes.