Survey Reveals Critical Gap: 90% of Americans Want You—the Bystander—to Use an AED to Help Save Their Life in a Cardiac Emergency, But Less Than Half Believe They Have Same Responsibility. Many Still Don’t Know AEDs Offer Step-By-Step Instructions

  • With over 100,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) occurring in public each year a lack of knowledge about how these devices empower bystanders in emergencies leaves many hesitant to act.
  • Americans are not aware of what AEDs really do, how they work or where to find them. Nearly half of Americans (46%) are surprised to learn an AED doesn’t just shock a victim, but offers real-time, easy-to-follow, step-by-step visual and audio instructions to a bystander on how to perform CPR and administer a shock if necessary.
  • With a widespread call for more bystander help and only 46% of Americans confident in their ability to use an AED, it's crucial to make AEDs as instinctive to use as calling 911 in an emergency.

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