Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008;5(11):690-692. The recommendation for public use of AEDs in the 2000 international guidelines for resuscitation [2] was not readily accepted in Japan.

A new poll revealed a “critical gap” in automated external defibrillator (AED) awareness with most Americans wanting a bystander to use the device to save their life in a cardiac emergency but ...

KNOWING how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using an automated external defibrillator (AED) are vital in life-threatening situations such as cardiac arrest, says former nurse Steven ...

“We donated the AED that was used to save Doug,” Jocelyn said. For Leonard, this work is personal. Her son Wes Leonard died at 16 years old from sudden cardiac arrest in 2011. “He had ...

An AED is a portable medical device used to treat people who experience sudden cardiac arrest or heart attack. The device is designed to be easy to use, even by people with little or no medical ...

American Red Cross Automated external defibrillators can help save lives during sudden cardiac arrest. However, even after training, remembering the steps to use an AED the right way can be difficult.