AED Manufacturers
In
addition to a thorough review of its particular AED, each site provides
information on cardiac arrest and the need for early defibrillation
Access Cardio Systems
(www.accesscardiosystems.com)
Manufacturer of the AccessAED
Cardiac Science (www.cardiacscience.com)
Manufacturer of the Powerheart AED
Philips Medical (www.medical.philips.com)
Manufacturer of the HeartStart FR+ AED
Medtronic
Physio-Control(www.physiocontrol.com)
Manufacturer of the LifePak 500 and the LifePak CR Plus AEDs
Zoll Medical (www.zoll.com)
Manufacturer of the AED Plus
Professional, Scientific, and Certificate-Granting Organizations
American Heart
Association (www.americanheart.org)
American Red Cross (www.redcross.org)
National Safety
Council (www.nsc.org)
Early Defibrillation Advocacy
National Center for
Early Defibrillation (www.early-defib.org)
Information for those wishing to implement early defibrillation programs
including legal issues, legislative summaries, funding sources,
professional literature, and a synopsis of existing AEDs
For CPR/AED Instructors
AED Instructor
Foundation (www.aedinstructorfoundation.org)
A valuable resource for instructors who teach the skills of CPR and AEDs
Parent Generated Sites
KEN Heart Foundation
(www.kenheart.org)
In memory of Ken Derminer who died of cardiac arrest on June 7, 2000. This
site reviews the possible warning signs of cardiac arrest and a cardiac
prescreening device that can be used to detect cardiac abnormalities in
young athletes.
Louis J. Acompora
Memorial Foundation (www.la12.org)
In memory of Louis Acompora who died on March 25, 2000 after being struck
in the chest with a lacrosse ball. Provides guidelines for implementing
AED programs in schools and training assistance for Long Island, New York.
The Chad Foundation (www.chadfoundation.org)
In memory of Chad Butrum who died on April 23, 1994. The Foundation
promotes free echocardiogram screening to identify undiagnosed cardiac
problems like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the disease that took Chad’s
life.
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