AED Contest
Snap a pic.
Save a life.
Win a prize.
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month and we’re encouraging everyone to locate and register AEDs. By doing so you’re helping to build a network of life-saving devices that could mean the difference between life and death for someone suffering a cardiac arrest.
By locating and registering AEDs this October not only could you help save a life, but you will be registered to win $500! You can also help by spreading the word about the AED contest—and we’ve created a bunch of pics, posts and other resources to make that easy!
Scroll down for contest rules and promotional resources.
AED Contest
Contest Rules
HELP BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY REGISTRY
Help us locate and register AEDs so their location is known by citizen responders and 9-1-1 telecommunicators in the event of a cardiac arrest.
By registering AEDs with the free PulsePoint AED app, or online through AED.new, during Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month (October) this year, you’ll be registered to win one of ten $500 Amazon gift cards. The more AEDs you register, the more chances you'll have to win. Collectively, the community that registers the most AEDs will be granted $5000 towards the purchase of new AEDs.
- AEDs must be registered between October 1, 2023 and October 31, 2023 to qualify (contest period).
- AEDs must be registered using the free PulsePoint AED app available on the App Store and Google Play, or online at AED.new.
- Individual winners will be notified via the email address associated with their PulsePoint AED account no later than November 17, 2023. Winners will be asked to provide a mailing address to receive their gift card.
- The community that collectively registers the most AEDs (there will be a small community weighted scale) will receive a $5000 grant for the purchase of AEDs. Additionally, PulsePoint will assist with marketing efforts around the placement and registration of those AEDs.
AED Contest
Increase Survival
WHY CATALOGING AED LOCATIONS IS CRUCIAL
More than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur annually in the U.S. making it a leading cause of death. Survival rates nationally for sudden cardiac arrest are less than 10 percent.
However, cardiac arrest victims who receive a shock from a publicly-available AED (automated external defibrillator) administered by a bystander prior to EMS arrival have 2-3 times better odds of survival to hospital discharge and more favorable outcomes. Without bystander AED use, 70 percent of cardiac arrest patients either die or survive with impaired brain function.
Despite the life-saving potential of AEDs, they are of no value if they cannot be located and placed into service during a cardiac emergency.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
#SCAAMonth Resources
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AWARENESS MONTH RESOURCES
Need ideas and assets to educate your citizens on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), including the difference between SCA and a heart attack, and the important role of CPR, AEDs and PulsePoint in the community? This page is full of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month resources to get you started!
Resources
PulsePoint AED
How to use PulsePoint AED
HELP BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY REGISTRY
PulsePoint AED is a simple-to-use app that enables community participation in building and maintaining the public AED registry.
When a cardiac emergency strikes, finding an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can help save a life. But that takes knowing where AEDs are located.
Watch this brief video to see just how easy it is to add an AED to the public AED registry.
Social Media Assets
Example Post Text
Here are a few cut and paste ideas to get you started!
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Social Media Post Images
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Social Media Post Images
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Social Media Header Images
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Social Media Assets
Supporting Video
Encourage community involvement and improve contest participation by incorporating these videos in your outreach efforts.
PulsePoint AED "Meet and Greet"
Using PulsePoint AED
Madison Fire Chief helps save life while off-duty
PulsePoint alert brings lifeguards and AED to collapsed runner in cardiac arrest
Off-duty firefighter grabs nearby AED and responds to PulsePoint CPR-needed alert
Marketing Collateral
Handouts
PulsePoint AED infographics and fact sheets can be printed for distribution at in-person events or shared via social media. The foundation can customize marketing collateral with your agency and sponsor logos.
Marketing Collateral
Press Release Template
Use this ready-to-go contest template (Word.doc) to prepare a media release in minutes.
PulsePoint Respond
Send a contest agency message
TAP INFORMED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS
PulsePoint Respond users have already raised a hand and offered lifesaving assistance to their communities. They're a perfect audience to help locate AEDs missing from the registry. Click here to review how to send an Agency Message to your subscribers.
