Paying it Forward and Saving More Lives

Stryker Corporation, the parent company of HeartSine and Physio-Control, both automated external defibrillator (AED) manufacturers, has an amazing program for the survivors of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) called Forward Hearts.

Forward Hearts allows SCA survivors to “pay it forward”, with the potential to save additional lives, by donating an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the organization of the survivor’s choice.

Here Is How It Works:

When a HeartSine Samaritan PAD, LIFEPAK CR Plus or LIFEPAK Express AED is used to save a life, the survivor chooses an organization that will receive the donated AED.

AED USA is committed to increasing the awareness and availability of AEDs with the goal of every community and organization in the United States being able to save SCA victims. We are proud to partner with Stryker and be part of the Forward Hearts program.

If you have a Forward Hearts story or know of someone who survived sudden cardiac arrest, and one of the above mentioned AEDs was used, please reach out and share your story with us.

The donation of a defibrillator through the Forward Hearts program changes lives and offers this lifesaving technology to more people, offering SCA victims a better chance of survival and spreading awareness.