Safety
Automatic External Defibrillators: Saving Lives on the Construction Jobsite
Nearly 1,000 sudden cardiac arrest events occur in the construction industry every year. With a 90 percent fatality rate, better those odds by knowing how to administer CPR and have an AED on each jobsite.
By Lindsay Atherton
November 2, 2018
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by Lindsay Atherton
Lindsay Atherton, defibshop USA, works to raise awareness of cardiac arrest and the importance of having available AEDs and program management, with a goal to create as many heart safe environments as possible.
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