WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, deliver an electrical shock to the heart and can help revive someone who is unresponsive, when used along with CPR.
First developed in the 1960s, portable AEDs are now commonly found in schools, libraries, and other public buildings.
“The majority of our hospital cardiac arrests have been shown to have a lot of benefit from an AED,” Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Captain Sam Proffitt said…