It is estimated an additional 40,000 lives could be saved each year in the U.S. alone with widespread access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs).1
Deployment of AEDs is growing.
Learn more about championing the cause and how to establish a public access program in your school system.
See why many have put their trust in Philips.
They’re everywhere in Everett, WA |
 | | As part of a community-wide initiative, the Everett Public Schools and Providence Everett Heart Institute teamed to place AEDs in the city's junior high and high school buildings. +  Read the article |
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A progressive attitude in New Bedford, MA |
 | | Off-duty Police Sergeant Mark Vollmar collapsed behind the wheel. A passerby flagged down Corporal Danny Hahn who responded with his Philips AED. + Read the article |
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Teaming up for Boston schools |
 | | Children’s Hospital Boston, the Boston Celtics and Philips team up to place HeartStart AEDs in 17 Boston Schools and create a public awareness campaign. + Play the video (You may experience long load times.) |
1About Sudden Death and Cardiac Arrest. American Heart Association. Available at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Advocate/IssuesandCampaigns/Sudden-Cardiac-Arrest---Advocacy_UCM_312652_Article.jsp. Accessed July 28, 2010.