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Fast action from bystanders can improve cardiac arrest survival. Many don’t know what to do
- Rebecca Sada collapsed from a cardiac arrest on an escalator at Buffalo airport in June while returning from visiting her daughter.
- Bystander Phil Clough, who had emergency responder training after a previous incident, recognized her condition and began chest compressions immediately.
- Other bystanders called 911 and retrieved an automated external defibrillator , which delivered a shock that quickly revived Sada before rescue arrived.
- AEDs analyze heart rhythms and instruct shocks; PulsePoint maintains a registry of 185,000 AEDs in 5,400 U.S. Communities to aid rapid response.
- Despite good Samaritan laws and available training, less than half receive immediate CPR or AED aid during cardiac arrests, highlighting the need for increased education and registry expansion.
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6 more defibrillator cabinets coming to Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA — An effort to put more automated external defibrillator cabinets in Alexandria’s downtown area was approved at the Alexandria City Council meeting Monday night. The city agreed to use city funds to pay for the annual maintenance of six AED units in the downtown area for $3,600 per year. An AED is a portable device that can be used to treat a person whose heart has suddenly stopped working. This condition is called sudden cardiac arre…
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