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For people who experience Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), the first line of help is often a bystander, or a loved one in their home who sees they are in trouble and calls 911. Since cardiac arrest usually occurs suddenly, often the first people to help are bystanders with no medical training. Even without medical training, …

Placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools is an efficient way to curb out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (OHCA) deaths according to a recent study carried out by researchers at New York University College of Nursing. Schools represent one of the most important frontiers in the fight against OHCA. In the U.S., health organizations and …

CPR is a critical life-saving procedure. Being CPR certified means you know how to quickly and properly administer CPR. This can mean life or death for someone in medical distress.CPR is an acronym for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. CPR is critical in instances where a person’s heart stops beating or they stop breathing. Using rapid chest compressions …

Guide Sections: When a cardiac emergency happens, bystanders need to take immediate action by calling 911, initiating CPR, and locating the nearest Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Having signage posted and visible to help community responders find AEDs when they need them is just as important as having signage in place to direct people to fire …

You can use an AED on someone with a pacemaker, but there are some important things to know first.

If you have never been in the unfortunate situation of having to call 911 for a medical emergency, it may sound surprising that up until recently 911 operators in Rhode Island did not receive CPR training, let alone training on how to assist callers in providing CPR to victims while first responders are on their …

According to the Red Cross, “Sudden Cardiac Arrest is among the leading causes of death in the United States. In fact, more than 350,000 people will suffer a cardiac arrest this year. Currently, the only way to restore a regular heart rhythm during cardiac arrest is to use an AED.”[1] And even more concerning is …

Cardioversion and defibrillation are both treatments which treat abnormal heart rhythms, called arrhythmias. Arrhythmias can occur in healthy hearts and, most of the time, they are both short-lived and harmless. However, serious arrhythmias that are prolonged and significantly disrupt heart function are very dangerous. Certain types of arrhythmia can even lead to Sudden Cardiac Arrest …

AEDs treat patients in SCA by sending a safe electric shock to the heart of a person in cardiac arrest that restores a normal heart rhythm.

Guide Sections: Do Not Resuscitate Orders & How They Work Certain people have a do-not-resuscitate medical order, commonly known as a DNR. It is important to know what a DNR is, what it means, and what to do if you ever come across someone experiencing cardiac arrest who has one. What is a DNR Order? …

Guide Sections: Life is full of surprises, it pays to be prepared! Each day in the U.S., over 1,000 people suffer from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). Of those, only 10% survive.  If you are in a situation where someone is experiencing SCA, delivering CPR and using an AED device can be the difference between life …

Guide Sections: Janet’s Law requires New Jersey public and non-public schools to be equipped with an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save lives. The law requires schools to establish action plans for emergencies. The goal of the legislation is to achieve quicker response times during Sudden Cardiac Arrest emergencies through training school coaches and personnel …

What are universal precautions? Explore our article to know the purpose of universal precautions & how to protect yourself from an infected individual.

Guide Sections: Knowing when not to use an AED is just as important as knowing how to use one, and where to find it. Here’s why. Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) save over 1,700 lives in the United States every year. However, many Americans do not currently know where to locate AEDs or how to use …

Guide Sections: Do you know the differences between infant, child, and adult CPR? The American Heart Association (AHA) conducts research on CPR outcomes of infants, children, and adults on an ongoing basis, so it’s important to stay up to date on how recommendations for CPR change over time. In this post we will cover the …

Guide Sections: If you have ever been curious about following a heart healthy diet, you likely have heard of the Mediterranean Diet (MED). This diet is one of the most popular and well-studied diets around. Let’s go over what the mediterranean diet for heart health is all about. What is the Mediterranean Diet? This diet …

Guide Sections: Imagine walking through the grocery store and seeing someone fall to the ground. Do you know how to determine if a person is unresponsive? How should you assist the person until trained emergency medical personnel arrive? Would you know how to treat an unconscious person? We will explore some recommended ways to assist, should you …

As EMS Week begins, the information in the 2021 ESO Fire Service Index Report is of great relevance. The report was prepared based on data from ESO from 2,096,597 records from 537 fire departments throughout 2020. It breaks down the emergencies handled by fire departments by type of incident and other relevant variables. The breakdown …

Guide Sections: Sudden cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops functioning and is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. An electrical malfunction in the heart throws off the heart’s normal rhythm and causes a cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest victims must receive a series of life-saving measures quickly to improve their survival chances. To make …

Business owners in Tennessee are encouraged to acquire and use AEDs. Read more about what AED laws affect businesses in Tennessee.

EMT, aspiring half-marathoner, and President of the Girl Up and SoBear Activities Clubs, Savannah Doelfel is a neuroscience major who hopes to eventually combine her interests in medicine and law upon graduating from Brown University. We are delighted to announce that Savannah is also the recipient of the Winter 2021 Avive College Scholarship.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest in pregnant women is a dangerous and complex condition owing to the presence of two patients (mother and fetus) as well as the need for immediate treatment. The newly released 2020 AHA CPR & EGG guidelines provide a framework to optimize resuscitation for in-hospital maternal cardiac arrest victims.

While the 8 o’clock chorus of applause that spread throughout my neighborhood in March, April, and into June has subsided, essential workers continue to serve their communities and patients in profound ways. Risk of exposure, staffing shortages, infecting others, PPE supply, and more can weigh heavily on individuals who work on the frontlines, particularly EMS …

We were extremely impressed with the number of creative submissions we received for the Fall 2020 Avive College Scholarship and would like to thank all of the applicants. Choosing a winner was no small task.  Among the many thoughtful videos and essays, Connor Smith impressed us with both his ideas and his commitment to action. …

Taking effect July 1, 2020, the “Zachary Martin Act” unanimously passed in the Florida House and Senate to amend Florida Statutes 1006.165 (“Automated external defibrillator; user training”). This legislation revised the requirements for CPR training, the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED), and the availability of AED machines on school grounds.  Selected provisions include:Each public school that …

MEDIA RELEASE THE PEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION HAILS PENNSYLVANIA’S ENACTMENT OF “PEYTON’S LAW” TO COMBAT SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IN YOUTH UNANIMOUS PASSAGE BRINGS LIFE-SAVING TOOLS FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AND FAMILIES Pennsylvania, SECOND state in nation to enact proactive law to save young lives from SCA Law honors 19-year-old Peyton Walker taken too soon by SCA MECHANICSBURG, …

The damaging effects of COVID-19 are not restricted to the lungs. New information indicates that both the virus, and the drugs used to treat the infection, can affect cardiac health. When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerged in December of 2019, critical lung failure resulting from severe pneumonia was the primary concern. Increasing, data …

Alongside his role as an EMT on the Swarthmore EMS squad, Chris Gaeta is also the Director of Business Operations at the Journal of Collegiate EMS. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Chris to ask him about why he started working as an EMT in college and hear his perspective on the biggest …

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives! In fact, besides using an Automated External Defibrillator, CPR is one of the most important things you can do to save the life of someone who has suffered Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Bystander CPR, which is performed by someone who witnesses a cardiac arrest emergency, is simple and easy to do. At minimum, …

Endurance exercise…you may hate it or you may love it, but its long term benefits are invaluable and is something that everyone should consider implementing into their workout routine. Endurance exercise greatly reduces the risk of heart disease and research from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that runners were 45% less …

Avive would like to recognize each of our applicants for their achievements and thoughtful applications. We would like to congratulate the accomplished Giulia Ribeiro! A Certified Nursing Assistant, Giulia spends her time outside of class as a member of her youth city council, planning activities and service projects. She is planning to study public health …

Class President, Head Drum Major of her school’s marching band, and a member of an all-girls acapella choir, Madelin Ching plans to study biology on the pre-medical track in hopes of pursuing a career in pediatric medicine. Selecting our winner was no easy task. We were overwhelmed with the quality of responses we received from …

Athletes are required to eat only the most nutritious meals, exercise for hours at a time, sleep at least eight to nine hours, and avoid illegal drug and alcohol consumption at all costs. With every extra set, step, lap, or rep, athletes constantly push their hearts to new levels. It all sounds quite healthy. After …

Imagine this: It’s late, and weirdly quiet; the grocery store you’re at is about to close and they’ve just turned off the music. You hope you can get everything on your shopping list before the store closes. The only other shopper in the store is at the end of the aisle. “Thank goodness,” you think, …

Have you ever wondered why defibrillators are locked in those glass cabinets? Other than to protect it from the elements, that cabinet is there to prevent theft. However, this is a practice that Avive doesn’t endorse as storing AEDs in cabinets gives the impression that this is a piece of equipment that shouldn’t be touched …

For the first time ever, Revive Solutions is excited to welcome five incredible interns as they take a break from classes and homework to come together to share fresh, diverse, and impactful ideas. Our interns will work together with veterans on the team to transform the AED industry. Below they share their role at Revive, …

During Nick of Time Foundation’s recent high school ECG screening event in Seattle, we had the opportunity to ask hundreds of students about AED units. We estimated that approximately 5-10% of students entered their gymnasium with knowledge of their school’s AEDs – and only one student knew the location of ALL of them! – indicating that …

How Robbie Bowers pioneered a culture of AED safety & removed the question of “what if?” from his lexicon Robbie Bowers wasn’t handed an automated external defibrillator (AED) program from his school board. He wasn’t asked to buy a lifesaving unit and make it available during his school’s events –actually, quite the opposite. Mr. Bowers …

Did you know that the law actually encourages lay people and bystanders to perform CPR and to use an AED on people who have suffered from sudden cardiac arrest and that it actually protects them from litigation? Traditionally, the public has been concerned about performing CPR and using an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) due to …

Thanks to TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Chicago Med, most people think of defibrillators as complex, powerful contraptions that can only be operated by highly trained medical personnel.Depictions of unresponsive patients jerking their whole bodies violently as medics apply a defibrillator’s pads to their chests are all that most people have to go by …

As we’ve shared previously, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in youth sports, but, if SCA occurs in a sports arena equipped with an AED, athletes can survive the majority of the time! Youth coaches are leaders in our communities. Our children view them as role models and look up to them …

People have increased chances of surviving an exercise-induced sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) if it occurs in a sports arena than outside of a sports arena, according to a recent study published in the journal Plos One.Researchers recruited participants from Sweden for the study and set out to establish the association and differences between cardiac arrests suffered in fitness …

Dispatcher-Assisted CPR Saves Lives in an Emergency You just finished shopping for groceries on a routine Saturday. It’s nice out, and your mind is far from your workplace stresses. Then, right in front of you, another shopper collapses as they’re packing their car. You walk over to check on her, unsure of what specifically to …

Revive Solutions wholeheartedly supports California’s Assembly Bill 379. AB 379 would require the same protocols used for concussions in youth and high school sports to apply to when a youth athlete appears to be suffering from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) related symptoms.   Every year in the United States, over 10,000 children die of SCA. …

The Importance of How AED Manufacturers Test Usability with Human Factors Testing As you board an airplane, instantly the flight attendant rushes over, shouting, “Hey, it’s an emergency! The pilot didn’t show up today so we need you to fly the plane!” He grabs you and drags you into the cockpit, where a baffling array …

  Lockport Illinois woman Sued Retail Giant Amazon As reported in the Chicago Tribune, a Lockport Illinois woman is suing retail giant Amazon due to the January 23, 2017 death of her husband. Linda Becker claims her husband, Thomas Becker, died as a result of numerous delays during the attempted rescue of her husband. Furthermore, …

I asked Dr. Asif Ali, a renowned cardiologist in Texas, “Where should AEDs be placed to improve survival rates from ~10% for Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)?”, and his response was simple… “Everywhere,”. I can almost guarantee you that you’d receive the same answer if you asked any physician that question… and when they give that response, they …

Welcome to the first post in Revive’s blog series! My name is Sameer Jafri and I’m the Co-Founder & President/COO of Revive Solutions, Inc and the Co-Founder & President of Saving Hearts Foundation. For the last four years, I’ve been involved in Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) prevention efforts, with the goal of working to significantly …