Bill Would Require AEDs At High School Events - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Bill Would Require AEDs At High School Events - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

A law aiming to help protect student athletes in Pennsylvania will be heading to senate committees after passing the state house with bipartisan support. Requiring AEDs at School Athletic Events, H.B. 191, would require an AED at all interscholastic events, require schools to provide CPR and AED instructions to employees and volunteers, and develop a cardiac emergency response plan for schools and athletic activities. Supporters of the bill refe…

After 2 tragic losses 8 years apart, family pushes for more life-saving AEDs

The deaths of Jeff Parker in 1996 and his brother, Will, in 2004 — both healthy young men who collapsed unexpectedly at 18 — have led their family to advocate for widespread availability of automated external defibrillators

Lord Wedgwood Charity donates lifesaving Automated External Defibrillators to American Village - Shelby County Reporter

FROM STAFF REPORTS MONTEVALLO – American Village has announced the donation of three Automated External Defibrillators from the Lord Wedgwood Charity. “This gift of potentially lifesaving equipment is a powerful example of what can happen when a community comes together with a shared commitment to public safety and service,” read a statement from American Village. The donation was made possible through the collaborative efforts of several local …

Cardiac Emergency Response Plans will save lives

American Heart Association says legislative session – and school year – can’t end without the adoption of this important measure ALBANY, N.Y., June 9, 2025 – If a cardiac emergency happened at a school, who would know what to do? Would people know where the AED is? Who’s trained in CPR? Cardiac Emergency Response Plans would provide an answer to all those questions – and more. That’s why the American heart Association, a global force for a world…