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Despite the life-saving potential of AEDs, they are of no value if they cannot be located and placed into service during a cardiac emergency. Without bystander AED use, 70 percent of cardiac arrest patients either die or survive with impaired brain function. However, cardiac arrest victims who receive a shock from a publicly-available AED (automated external defibrillator) administered by a bystander prior to EMS arrival have 2-3 times better odds of survival to hospital discharge and more favorable outcomes. Survival rates nationally for sudden cardiac arrest are less than 10 percent. More than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur annually in the U.S. Visit download helpful resources and review the complete list of contest rules. The globally accessible PulsePoint AED Registry currently includes more than 115,000 AEDs. After verification by the local public safety agency, those AEDs are then added to the PulsePoint AED Registry to be shared with bystanders and 911 dispatchers during a cardiac emergency.
Collectively, if we are the community that registers the most AEDs, we will be granted $5,000 worth of new AEDs to provide to public safety staff or place in underserved parts of the community.ĪEDs must be registered through the free PulsePoint AED app or online at AED.new. This October, during Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the nonprofit PulsePoint Foundation is rewarding communities for identifying and registering AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators).Įach AED registered from October 1 through 31 will gain you an entry to win one of ten $500 Amazon gift cards. PulsePoint Foundation Contest Encourages Communities to Identify and Register AEDs
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