Teen Uses CPR to Save Friend
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Lives Saved By AEDs
15-year-old Katelyn Crowley is now considered a hero by more than one person. While running up a hill with three of her classmates, her friend Johnny Ostrand fell to the ground. Initially thinking the scenario was only a joke, when Katelyn saw Johnny's lips were blue and that he wasn't breathing, she knew this was serious and that she had to act fast.
12-Year-Old Saved by Father on the Field
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Lives Saved By AEDs
An amazing story took place recently in Ham Lake, Minnesota. While playing soccer on a field outside an Andover middle school, 12-year-old Tucker Manske collapsed on the field as he fell into cardiac arrest. The first responder on the scene and Manske's rescuer – his very own father.
Athletic Director Saved by AED
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Lives Saved By AEDs
The Athletic Director in Wilbur, Washington, has received a new lease on life after effective AED placement and quick friends came to his rescue. Suffering from sudden cardiac arrest before a volleyball game, the 47-year-old actually was the person that took part in purchasing the AED for the school that would later save his very life.
Police Officer Saves Life with AED
Posted by Valarie Brehm on 10/7/2010 to
Lives Saved By AEDs
A police officer from Andover, Massachusetts, used an automated external defibrillator, or AED, to save the life of a worker at a River Street firm. Officer Glen Ota responded to the emergency call, providing CPR on the 59-year-old sufferer of sudden cardiac arrest as the man's employees prepared the company's AED. Through their combined efforts and the use of the AED, yet another life is saved.
Family Makes a Difference After Tragedy
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The Importance of AEDs
A Tuscon family that lost their loved one five years ago is quickly turning their heartache into a mission to help save the lives of others. Founding the Steven M. Gootter Foundation in honor of their lost loved one, the family has raised more than $1.5 million to help prevent other families and communities going through the same loss they did.