Month: August 2015
Go to AED Superstore’s home page – what do you see? Today, there are fifteen different AEDs from six different manufacturers. All AEDs function in the same manner: turn the device on, follow the instructions to place the electrode pads on the patient, let the machine analyze the patient, and then deliver the shock, if needed. What could be more simple and why so many choices? What makes one AED different from another? This Product Focus blog series will help answer these questions. Physio-Control® is a name readily recognized by emergency medical personnel. The company’s presence in the EMT and …
There are more than 100 million people in the USA who either have no health insurance or live in areas where access to doctors or even basic healthcare services is extremely limited. When there is an inability to obtain primary care or basic health services, the access to preventive measures becomes severely limited. This, in turn, helps to add to the high cost of health care in our nation. This year America’s Health Centers are celebrating 50 years of success in delivering healthcare for those in need. For more than 30 years, the National Association of Community Health Centers …
Oregon and Maine are two states which require CPR & AED training as a condition of high school graduation. Combined with the other states which have similar laws, this could mean nearly one million new trained potential rescuers will join the US population each year. Oregon passed the new law, SB79, in June with an effective date of July 1, 2015, and began with the 2015-2016 school year. In Maine, the new law, HP974, had a tougher road as it was originally vetoed, then overridden in June. The law’s effective date was intended to be July 2014, but was …