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Bill Addresses Heart Attacks

By Lynn Hatter

Tallahassee, FL – Over 200,000 people die of Cardiac Arrest each year. About 50,000 of these deaths could have been prevented if an Automated External Defibrillator or AED was used immediately following. Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Committee heard a bill that would allow the AED to be used in public areas and schools. Lynn Hatter has the story.