Sunday, September 2, 2007

PAD - reasons to encourage Public Access Defibrillation

There are successful PAD campaigns that are currently running in the US . For example, in Pittsburgh Subway stations 500 AEDs have been installed. The AEDs are easily recognized as they are carrying a sticker that features the international AED symbol - that is a red heart with a white lightning bolt. Other good examples of offering public access to defibrillators can be found in Indianapolis International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Colorado Springs Airport, Nashville International Airport, St. Louis International Airport/Lambert Field, Tampa International Airport and Tucson International Airport – they all carry AEDs for public access. Only 10 months after this program has been initiated, the survival rate of SCA patients has risen to a pleasing 75%. View the rest of this article


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