Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests ...

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You’ve probably seen one at the airport, your doctor’s office, or maybe the mall: that white, windowed box jutting out from the wall that holds an automated external defibrillator, or AED. AEDs are ...

In order for someone to use an AED, he or she must 1) know that a defibrillator could help revive someone who suddenly collapses, 2) know that AEDs are available in some public places, 3) be able to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – June 1-7 is CPR and AED awareness week. According to the American Heart Association, immediate CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can double or triple a person’s chances ...

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A session training the public on how to use a defibrillator will run this April at a Brampton community event.

About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital each year are fatal. However, a simple medical device, an automated external defibrillator (AED), can save lives. According to ...