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American Heart Association Heart & Stroke Statistics 2022 Update

Highlights from AHA Heart and Stroke Statistics 2022 Update

The National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association annually report the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors. The American Heart Association’s latest report, Heart and Stroke Statistics – 2022 Update, highlighted that cardiac arrest remains a public health crisis. Report Highlights Regardless of being a leading cause of […]

CPR, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Everything That You Need to Know to Manage Your AED

Everything You Need to Know to Manage your AED

Whether you are required to have an AED, or make the voluntary decision to have one, once you have an AED, it is important to manage your AED and ensure compliance with any federal, state or local ordinances. These requirements vary from state to state.  At a minimum, the federal government and each state require […]

AED Info, CPR
Hands doing CPR to a manakin while people kneel in the background

AED.US Training & Certification Classes

AED.US is now proudly offering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED), First Aid, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) certification classes! Course options include American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), Health and Safety Institute (HSI) and International Occupational Health and Safety Association (IOHSA).   CPR training is a vital component of [...]
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People in work environment doing CPR to a manikin in training.

The Importance of CPR Training at the Workplace

Here at AED.US, we are committed to forging stronger links in the chain of survival. We talk constantly about the importance of empowering bystanders to initiate the rescue process. Now we’re going to make a case for why all employers should provide First Aid and CPR training to their employees.  First, and most importantly, CPR [...]
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Woman performing CPR on man on the ground with G5 AED next to him.

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 [...]
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Man giving woman CPR. "Why are women less likely to deserve CPR?" blog

Why Are Women Less Likely to Receive Bystander CPR?

Something doesn’t add up: women are at lower risk for sudden cardiac arrest than men, per a 2016 American Heart Association study. But men have a 23% greater chance of surviving an SCA. This same study also revealed that men are more likely to receive bystander CPR. That’s a difference of 6% for SCAs that […]

CPR, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Heart with ECG symbols

Sixty-six Years a Survivor: Stan Wisniewski SCA Story

Stan Wisniewski just celebrated 66 years since he survived his sudden cardiac arrest in 1954. Stan interviewed with the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation for the occasion, and his story is nothing short of incredible. He takes us back to the day it happened: December 17, 1954. It’s Friday, and Stan is working as a radiology […]

CPR, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Survivor Story