Tagged with: NEAR Registry

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October 30, 2025

Coro Medical and PulsePoint Partner to Donate 10 Lifesaving AED Packages During Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month

Partnership through Project AED365 rewards PulsePoint responders and helps to build the National Emergency AED Registry (NEAR)

Coro Medical, a leader in life-saving medical devices, announced a new Project AED365 partnership with the PulsePoint Foundation to strengthen community readiness for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). From October 22–31, Coro Medical will donate 10 automated external defibrillator (AED) packages to PulsePoint Respond users who have acted in a CPR or AED-needed emergency.

The partnership coincides with October's Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month and supports PulsePoint's ongoing mission to increase community engagement in cardiac arrest response.

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April 28, 2025

What to know to save a life: The key to cardiac arrest survival

Bystander training on spotting and using defibrillators can greatly improve cardiac arrest survival, but many people don’t know what to do.

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse and her breathing. Then she stopped breathing altogether. Realizing that she might be having a cardiac arrest, Clough immediately started doing chest compressions, pressing hard and quickly on the center of her chest, while others nearby called 911 and ran to get an automated external defibrillator. Within seconds of receiving a shock from the AED, the woman opened her eyes. By the time the airport rescue team arrived a few minutes later, she was conscious and able to talk with rescuers.

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