New research suggests the availability of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public areas increases the odds of surviving a heart attack.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that in Japan, where AEDs are available nationwide, the number of patients who received shocks from public-access AEDs and survived from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest increased as the number of public-access AEDs increased.

OSHA also supports the effectiveness of AEDs on cardiac arrest victims. According to OSHA, Automated External Defibrillators improve survival after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Their presence reduces the critical time for treatment. Less time to defibrillation improves the victims’ chances of survival. Having devices appropriately located in a business or workplace improves the survivability of people experiencing cardiac arrest.

There are 300,000-400,000 deaths per year in the United States from cardiac arrest. Most cardiac arrest deaths occur outside the hospital. Increase the odds of survival from cardiac arrest in your workplace. Purchase an Automated External Defibrillator.

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