AED Info
CPR & AED Awareness Week
This week is CPR and AED Awareness Week. In 2007, the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Red Cross and the National Safety Council worked together to create CPR and AED Awareness Week. Congress unanimously agreed and designated June 1-7 each year to CPR and AED Awareness Week to focus on the importance of knowing [...]
AED Pad Placement Guide
Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) are used when someone has a sudden cardiac arrest. They’re designed to enable anyone – regardless of medical training – to use them, but rescuers still need to know the correct AED pad placement to deliver effective treatment. This can be an intimidating step in the rescue process for some, so […]
What Does a Defibrillator Do?
What is a Defibrillator? Before we can answer “what does a defibrillator do?”, let’s first define what a defibrillator is. A defibrillator is a device that sends electric shocks or pulses to the heart – think about the machines that doctors use in television shows when they yell “clear!” However, defibrillators come in many different […]
How to Tell If Your AED is Ready for Rescue: Powerheart G3 & G3 Pro
This is Blaire with Coro Medical, home of AED.US and today we’re going to go over how to tell if the Cardiac Science Powerheart G3 AED is rescue ready. We always say the only thing worse than not having an AED is having one that doesn’t work. One of the main reasons an AED […]
Changing Pads & Battery: Philips HeartStart FR3
Written by Blaire CzarnieckiCustomer Service Director Fact checked by Phillip Woods, BA, NREMT-P, FP-C Blaire attended the University of Tennessee where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology- Child and Family Studies. She has been in the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) industry for over eight years and is the Director of Customer Service for Coro Medical. […]
Changing Pads & Battery: ZOLL AED Pro
Written by Blaire CzarnieckiCustomer Service Director Fact checked by Phillip Woods, BA, NREMT-P, FP-C Blaire attended the University of Tennessee where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology- Child and Family Studies. She has been in the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) industry for over eight years and is the Director of Customer Service for Coro Medical. […]