Public to be urged to help care for defibrillators

A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

NTID researchers work to incorporate accessible AED machines on campus

In emergencies, Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) help restore life until first responders arrive by giving users auditory prompts to operate the machines. But audio prompts and descriptions ...
Chicago Tribune

Southland high school officials differ on level of state guidance needed for defibrillator training, availability

School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...
Des Moines Register

Vicki Klein donates AED machine to Perry Elks

Perry Elks Lodge No. 407 recently received a donation of an AED machine. Lifetime Elks member Bruce Klein’s widow, Vicki, presented the machine to lodge officers and arranged for Mike Thomason to ...
UUHC Health Feed

How to Use Public Defibrillator Machines

They’re becoming more available in public places–but how do you use a defibrillator machine? Dr. Troy Madsen talks about public defibrillators, when to use them, and how they might save someone’s life ...
KGW8

Dash-cam shows cops using defib machine

WILSONVILLE -- An 80-year-old West Linn man has Clackamas County Sheriff's deputies to thank for saving his life after he crashed his car while having a possible heart attack. LastThursday, someone ...