Our comprehensive AED resource center provides you with all the information you need for automated external defibrillators (AEDs), sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and other heart health topics. Whether you’re buying your first AED for home or business or you’re a seasoned healthcare professional, you’ll find the latest and most important news and information about AEDs right here.
Survivor Stories
Sudden Cardiac Arrest survival rates historically have been poor, but the last several years have seen an increase due to improvements in bystander CPR and AED deployment. Along with these improvements come sensational and inspiring stories which tell the tale of the miracle of survival.
Every year the American Heart Association estimates approximately 6,000 youths under the age of 18 go into sudden cardiac arrest.
Wonderful and heroic first responders across the world are trained to act quickly upon arriving at a scene, making immediate life-and-death decisions almost as if their skills were instinctually bestowed upon them.