Over 95% of victims of cardiac arrest die before they reach a hospital. BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.
The Twin Cities Red Cross can help improve the odds for you, your family and coworkers with an AED. We work with major manufacturers to provide you with the device that will best suit your needs. The average response time when you dial 911 us 8-10 minutes and that can be an eternity. For someone in cardiac arrest, every minute that defibrillation is delayed, their chance of survival decreases by 10%.
For your home, workplace, church, club or other organization, having an AED can keep an emergency from becoming a tragedy.
These devices are so easy to use, that even people with minimal training at all can operate them. They are also covered under the Good Samaritan Law in Minnesota.