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Paying it Forward and Saving More Lives

Paying it Forward and Saving More Lives Stryker Corporation, the parent company of HeartSine and Physio Control, both automated external defibrillator (AED) manufacturers,...

How Many Volts Are in A Defibrillator? A Beginner’s Guide to Defibrillators

How Volts Are In A Defibrillator? A Beginner’s Guide to Defibrillators. While CPR is most associated with chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth procedures, people often...

What Does A Defibrillator Look Like?

What Does A Defibrillator Look Like? Understanding the Various Types of Defibrillators and How They Work When a person is experiencing certain types of life-threatening irregular...

7 Ways to Prepare Your Home for an Emergency

7 Ways to Prepare Your Home for an Emergency Emergency preparedness plans are common in the workplace and in various public venues, but they are much less common where they are...

Can A Defibrillator Restart A Stopped Heart? | AED USA

Understanding How an AED Works Today’s technology is truly amazing. The accomplishments that humans have made in the last five hundred years, and especially the last 100 years,...

How Often Should A Defibrillator Be Serviced?

A Comprehensive Guide to Defibrillators Nearly 400,000 people experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) outside of hospitals in the United States. About 120,000 of these occur in...

How Long Do Defibrillators Last?

How Long Do Defibrillators Last? Adding an AED to Your Business Emergency Response Plan Business owners have a responsibility to their customers, but they also have a responsibility...

Do Defibrillators Restart a Stopped Heart?

How Do Defibrillators Work?

Understanding How Defibrillators Work When most people think of defibrillators, they conjure frightening scenes from television shows and movies, where the Emergency Responder...

How much do defibrillators cost?

How much do defibrillators cost? If you own or manage a business, the health and safety of your clientele is more than likely of the utmost importance. In order to protect your...

How CPR and AED Training can Empower You to Save a Life

How CPR and AED Training can Empower You to Save a Life 1,000 people suffer sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) every day in the United States. It can strike anybody at any time, regardless...

What is The Purpose of Defibrillation?

What is the purpose of defibrillation? Defibrillators are medical devices that send an electric pulse to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat in the event of an emergency. These...

A Brief History of the Defibrillator

A Brief History of The Defibrillator. When Was The Defibrillator Invented? Claude S. Beck, an American surgeon, performed the first recorded example of successful defibrillation...

Different Types of Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators: What They Do and How They Will Affect Your Life

Different Types of Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators: What They Do and How They Will Affect Your Life If you or a loved one will be receiving a pacemaker or an implanted...

How Long Can You Live With A Defibrillator?

How Long Can You Live With A Defibrillator? What You Need To Know To Lead a Fulfilling Life Many people view an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator as a handicap, or as something...

When Were Defibrillators Invented?

When Were Defibrillators Invented? Heart disease has killed more people in the United States than any other chronic condition. More than a century ago, heart disease began emerging...

What’s The Difference Between A Defibrillator And A Pacemaker?

What’s the difference between a defibrillator and a pacemaker? For cardiac patients, two popular options for treatment are using a pacemaker or a defibrillator. Many people...

Are AEDs Required in Schools?

Are AEDs Required in Schools? A new school year is approaching, and kids are settling in with their classmates for another year of learning and growing. This is an ideal time...

Cold Weather and Cardiovascular Disease

Cold Weather and Cardiovascular Disease For many people, the thought of walking through a winter wonderland is enough to evoke nostalgia and put a smile on their faces. Winter...

More than 100 million Americans have high blood pressure

More than 100 million Americans have high blood pressure The number of Americans at risk for strokes and heart attacks has increased significantly. According to the American...

Does Your Arrhythmia Need Treatment?

Does Your Arrhythmia Need Treatment? The vast majority of arrhythmias do not cause any harm to the human body and, in most cases, they can be left untreated. If your doctor does...

What Risk Factors Should I Be Mindful of When It Comes to Heart Disease?

What Risk Factors Should I Be Mindful of When It Comes to Heart Disease? Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in America across most demographics. In fact, the...

Updated Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guidelines (2020)

Updated Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guidelines (2020) The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released updated information on how best to...

How To Maintain Heart Health Even in Hot Temperatures

How To Maintain Heart Health Even in Hot Temperatures According to the CDC, every year, 600 people die of heat exhaustion. The arid Southwest or humid Southeast might first come...

Heart Failure Risks Are Higher Than Normal and Increasing

Heart Failure Risks Are Higher Than Normal and Increasing The CDC reports that 6.5 million people in America suffer from heart failure (source). In 2012, this heart condition...

Effects of Sleep Apnea on Heart Disease and Stroke

Effects of Sleep Apnea on Heart Disease Snoring is annoying but harmless, right? Maybe not. While regular snoring is a nuisance, sleep apnea, a closely related and common condition,...

Blood Pressure Guidelines, Definitions and Risk Factors (2020)

Blood Pressure Guidelines, Definitions and Risk Factors (2020) One of the biggest threats we all face is cardiovascular complications. Cardiovascular complications can cause...

Role of Fat Intake in Cardiovascular Disease

Advisory Clarifies the Role of Fat Intake in Cardiovascular Disease A recent advisory issued by the American Heart Association has important news for those at risk of cardiovascular...