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Here’s a creative solution for increasing the visibility of AEDs: The city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is putting on an art contest to encourage local artists to design eye-catching signs for ten AEDs.

For Andy Blair, a 56-year-old Michigan man, having his life saved by an AED turned out to be quite the family affair. Back in February, Blair was helping prepare for an event at his local community center. Everything was going smoothly, and he decided to go grab himself a slice of pizza. The next thing he knew, he was in an ambulance.

Here’s the thing about AEDs: They can make the difference between life and death in cases of sudden cardiac arrest, and the more places that install them, the more lives can be saved. Trouble is, if no one knows where to find them, they’re not going to do anybody any good. This is the kind of problem that requires a creative solution, and a retired cardiologist in Akron, Ohio may have found one. Dr. Terry Gordon is leading an effort to create a smartphone game that will encourage local teens to help document the locations of AEDs.

Big shout out today to Kelly Walton, a school nurse in South Carolina who used an AED to save the life of a fellow employee. Sammy Moorman, a cafeteria worker at Foster Park Elementary School, was outside breaking down cardboard boxes and singing a song on the morning of March 24. After a while, his co-workers realized that the singing had stopped. When they went outside to check on him, they found Moorman lying unconscious, collapsed on top of the boxes he had been working on.

Here's a crazy story you may have missed: On February 19, a company in Hedron, Ohio installed an AED in their office. They would later say that it was something they did as a “just in case” measure, just sticking with the “Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it” mentality. Turns out, they needed it pretty badly.