In this episode of Safety Gap, hosts Cassidy Shield and Karen Marquez speak with Meir Berkman, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Avive Solutions Inc. Meir discusses the groundbreaking work behind Avive’s connected AEDs, designed to improve survival rates for sudden cardiac arrests. With survival rates stagnating at just 10% for decades, Avive aims to make life-saving technology faster, smarter, and more accessible.
The conversation delves into Avive’s collaboration with RapidSOS to integrate AEDs with 911 emergency systems. Meir explains how this innovation enables faster response times by alerting telecommunicators when an AED is in use and providing situational awareness for first responders. The Four-Minute Community initiative also takes center stage, highlighting efforts to strategically deploy AEDs and empower bystanders to act quickly in emergencies.
Meir shares personal insights from his decade-long experience as a paramedic, breaking down myths about cardiac arrests and emphasizing the importance of removing barriers to using AEDs.
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