Montevallo Launches Citywide PAD Program
The city of Montevallo announced the beginning of its Public Access Defibrillation program at Montevallo City Hall on Thursday, June 1, under Cardiac Solutions.
The city of Montevallo announced the beginning of its Public Access Defibrillation program at Montevallo City Hall on Thursday, June 1, under Cardiac Solutions.
The city of Alabaster is taking steps to get more defibrillators in more places.
The city of Alabaster officially launched its Public Access Defibrillation program on Thursday, June 1. Through the program, the city will install defibrillation units in police cars, city buildings, parks and recreational facilities.
Sudden cardiac arrest claims nearly 350,000 victims a year. While most people understand CPR, they’re not usually familiar with other forms of emergency cardiac arrest care that can help them save a life in three to five minutes.
Sudden cardiac arrest claims nearly 350,000 victims a year. While most people understand CPR, they’re not usually familiar with other forms of emergency cardiac arrest care that can help them save a life in three to five minutes.
The city of Homewood announced an agreement Wednesday that brings public access defibrillators to the community.
They will be placed in frequented spots around the city, including parks and libraries.
Homewood, along with Birmingham based company Cardiac Solutions, will install over 30 defibrillators as part of the initiative.
The agreement states that Cardiac Solutions will maintain and service the devices for a ten-year period.
The system will also incorporate a free smartphone app called Pulse Point AED.
It will allow users to pinpoint the location of an automatic external defibrillator during an emergency.
“I think it is incumbent upon the city to provide a safe atmosphere as we possibly can,” says Homewood mayor Scott McBrayer.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, survival chances increase significantly when bystanders perform CPR and defibrillation before first responders arrive on scene.
Jon Seale with Cardiac Solutions stresses the importance of always calling 911 first before using the AED in an emergency, but says the AED devices are easy to use and come equipped with audible step-by-step directions that are easy for anyone to understand.
Statewide fire safety campaign gets $50k boost
Two bedridden women, ages 91 and 65, killed today in an early-morning Calhoun County fire bring the number of fire deaths statewide to 83 so far this year, and fire officials again are reminding Alabamians to be mindful of fire risks and fire safety.
The Parks and Recreation Department of Springville, Alabama, was the recipient of two automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and two medical-grade first aids kits from the National Center for Sports Safety’s (SportsSafety.org) AED Placement Program. All of the units were fully funded in a grant written by the National Center for Sports Safety, a nonprofit, to the Altec/Styslinger Foundation Inc.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EBSCO Industries, Inc.,
an international corporation that provides a wide range of products and services for consumers and businesses throughout many industries, has signed a 10 year agreement that will equip its luxury residential communities and several of its companies with HeartSine Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).