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As the NFL community patiently waits to hear back on Buffalo Bill’s Damar Hamlin’s recovery, the world has seemed to halt and take notice of the importance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) which helped stabilize Hamlin before he was transported to the hospital. If you are not familiar with the situation, Hamlin was hit on impact in a tackle, resulting in the athlete’s sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Thankfully, the medical staff’s rapid response to two key players in the survival of SCA, both CPR and an AED, was able to keep Hamlin stable enough to be …
“I wish more people knew SCA affects roughly 16 people under the age of 18 every day”.
At AED Superstore, we are always looking for ways to help communities place more AEDs where they can do the most good.
Places of worship are often a community hub. Members encompass a wide range of ages, professions, ethnicities, social classes, and health.
Wes Wagoner, a five-year veteran customer service representative at AED Superstore, recently decided to become a volunteer EMT for his hometown Fire and Rescue Department
The Chain of Survival has been established as the ideal scenario to give sudden cardiac arrest victims the best chance at survival.
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Lights, sirens, action! The life of an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) can be exciting, exhausting, and fulfilling.
Warehouse stores and supermarkets see high traffic levels during most times of the year, but around the holidays…
On November 2, 2013, a vibrant 19‐year‐old Mechanicsburg, PA girl passed away without warning…
May 15-21, 2016, is National EMS Week! This week, take a moment to celebrate your local heroes…
Maybe you have seen the stories on your local news – “Man, woman, child, saved by quick-thinking bystanders who performed CPR and used an Automated External Defibrillator to save them after they went into sudden cardiac arrest.”
A Case Study of One Woman’s Experience with Atrial Fibrillation Patsy is a 64-year-old, otherwise healthy, Caucasian female with zero cardiac risk factors, save for about 15 excess pounds of body habitus. Throughout the course of the past 25 years, she had experienced sporadic events which included heart palpitations, flutters, and intense heart racing. She always correlated these events to anxiety attacks and related symptoms of the same – atrial fibrillation was the furthest item from her mind. She was continually subjected to a quite demanding schedule, with a full-time executive position in the sales department of a major corporation …
After several days in the terrible 70 degree sunny weather of San Diego, California – AED Superstore is happy to report the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update Conference (ECCU) as a wonderful success! The conference showcased the latest science, concepts, ideas and strategies to improve performance, teaching methodology and community response to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The ECCU, being the only conference to bring all members of the cardiac chain of survival together, allowed AED Superstore to delve into new concepts including the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines. One of AED Superstore’s very own medical directors, Dr. Joanne Dames, was also …
On December 10, 2016, an estimated 1,000 people will march through the streets of San Diego to support the “Citizen CPR Foundation’s CPR Saves Lives March”. The march will take place during the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update (ECCU) conference taking place in San Diego this week. The intent of the march is to bring awareness to the hundreds of thousands of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) victims who could be saved each year if communities would focus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training for citizens, improved cardiac care systems, and by implementing more automated external defibrillator (AED) programs. Expected to join the …
Just outside the Twin Cities in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Mall of America (MOA) attracts over 40 million visitors each year. Families, vacationers and locals alike visit every year to enjoy window shopping without a care in the world. This sense of security is enabled by a superior security and safety department devoted to ensuring protecting the public. It’s not always a petty crime or lost child that comes over the department’s radio. There are times where America’s number one killer, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), challenges the team. In early 2000, in consideration of over 40 million visitors every year, the …
This December, AED Superstore continues our outreach efforts into the greater CPR and AED community by attending the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update (ECCU) Conference. The conference aligns with the recent release of the 2015 Resuscitation Guidelines and offers us a unique opportunity to gather insights to bring to our customers. The Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update Conference at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California connects a wide array of advocates, resuscitation professionals, EMT’s, community responders, researchers and sudden cardiac arrest survivors. December 8-11, 2015 will be a weeklong conference devoted to helping citizens and communities save lives. At the …