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.
Overdose and anaphylaxis are two serious medical emergencies that require immediate intervention and can be fatal if not treated in time. Supplying every AED first-aid box with epinephrine ...
COPPELL (CBSNewsTexas.com) - A North Texas city is adding more life-saving tools to its AED boxes to address other emergencies, such as mass shootings and drug overdoses. The City of Coppell recently ...
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — Automated External Defibrillators, or AEDs for short, are being installed in all public spaces throughout Clay County. From churches and senior centers, to sports complexes ...
SALADO, Texas (KWTX) - As the Salado ISD Police Department starts their second year of service they are looking for ways that they can improve their service to the community. Recently, Salado ISD ...
MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – Law enforcement in Morgan County will soon have an AED in every patrol car, which will be accessible when officers are on and off duty. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, ...
JUNEAU COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) -- The Juneau County Sheriff's Office is adding another AED kit to its collection and it's all thanks to a local organization. Adam Tovsen is the President of the Juneau ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- St. Luke's Hospital announced the recipients of 56 AED's and 92 Stop the Bleed Kits to first responders, ambulance crews and non-profit organizations. Stop the Bleed Kits ...
The City of Coppell has updated its automated external defibrillator (AED) boxes in city buildings to include Narcan and bleeding control kits. Adding trauma care items such as tourniquets, bandages, ...
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools have finished installing a new AED kit at Lockhart Field. The AED kit will be ready and accessible during football, baseball and softball games should the need ever ...
A total of 116 AEDs and 113 naloxone nasal kits are to be installed by this September. Each elementary school will have one ...