Tag: AED

Oregon Research is Making Headlines!

At the Red Cross, we know that cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States – and through our health and safety […]

Celebrating Another Year Of Life

Today is the last day we’re accepting hero nominations. Today is also a very special day for a few local heroes…and the person whose life they saved. Here’s their story: […]

“Continuing Push for Research” (or CPR)

Bad CPR pun? Probably. Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the United States. Along with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), using an automatic external defibrillator or AED is […]

Coffee, Tea…or AED?

Roy Harris usually was able to fly straight home to Nashville. But on a chilly day in late January, Harris, 57, found himself waiting for a connecting flight at Chicago’s […]

Flickr Finds: AED in Par-ee!

Recognize this lady? It’s Jen Sedell, Oregon Community Action Corps manager (and part of our Red Cross team) standing in France (and it’s actually Sault, not Paris) with a “defibrillateur.” […]

AED-ecision Making Time In Congress!

I am incredibly proud of my AED play on words here and I dare you to disagree. That said, I found some VERY exciting legislative news that relates to Lise’s […]

ReStarting DC With An AED

Did you know? Sudden cardiac arrest happens every 2 minutes in the US. That’s 700+ times a day and 300,000 times a year. Nationwide, the survival rate for out-of-hospital sudden […]

CPR Helps Man In Need

Just got this story about an incredible CPR save from our friends over at PGE. Read on… Wireman Bob Meyers had planned to make just a quick stop at the […]

KOIN Answers FAQs About AEDs

How’s that for a headline full of acronyms? This week KOIN 6 News ran a great story about AEDs – answering questions like: What are they? Where are they? And […]