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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.

For cardiac-related emergencies, There over 60 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) placed throughout the main campus. The 2 models of AEDs that are currently placed across campus for public use: ...

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 ...

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 ...

New online list of campus AED locations helps Duke community members be ready in case of cardiac emergency Between visitors, meetings and events, around 600 people per day pass through the sunlight ...

Home automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) modestly improve survival in shockable cardiac arrests but are not currently ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, SCA strikes people of all ages who may seem to be healthy, even children and teens. Survival depends on people nearby calling 911, ...

All U.S. airliners weighing more than 7,500 pounds with more than one flight attendant will be required to carry automated external defibrillators (AED) within three years, under the terms of a ...