This Week In AED Donation Stories
Off-Duty California Cop Saves Man At Gym With CPR, AED
All gyms should have an AED on hand to help ensure the
safety and health of its members. Of course, it also doesn’t hurt to have an off-duty
trooper hanging around.
Seamus Leavy, a police trooper from Saratoga, Calif., was
working out at a local gym when he saw a young man near him collapse.
Luckily, Leavy’s training had prepared him for such a life
and death moment. Upon determining that the 23-year-old was unconscious and not
breathing, Leavy began administering CPR.
WNBA Star Shines On And Off The Court
It’s always a good thing to see athletes working to give back to their community, so when we saw this story, we just had to share.
In April 2013, Tina Charles, a 2-time NCAA basketball champion and former WNBA MVP, started the Hopey’s Heart Foundation in honor of her late aunt, Maureen “Hopey” Vaz.
Inspired by Maureen's generous heart, the foundation's goal is to purchase and distribute AEDs to schools all over the country.
National CPR/AED Awareness Week - June 1-7
It’s no secret that we believe in spreading awareness of the importance of AEDs here at AEDs Today. This isn’t just our business. It’s something we believe in.
But AEDs aren’t the only things that are needed to save a person’s life if they are stricken with sudden cardiac arrest. Even when an AED is present, it’s still very important that CPR be performed.
That’s the driving force behind National CPR/AED Awareness Week, which runs from June 1-7.
UNH Student Fights For AED In Sorority House
AEDs don’t just belong in gyms or near football fields. Cardiac arrest can happen at any time and any place, and there’s no reason to not be prepared.
It was that thought, along with her own personal tragedy, which inspired University of New Hampshire student and Alpha Xi Delta sister Andrea Karpinski to fight for the installation of an AED in her sorority house.