empower a hero
You can turn an ordinary person into a hero. We can help.
In a perfect world, everyone who witnesses an emergency can access an AED that guides them through the steps needed to save a life. Let’s get started with your community.
Damar's story
Prepare Your Community
In partnership with Pro football player Damar Hamlin, who famously survived sudden cardiac arrest thanks to fast-acting first responders and an AED, ZOLL® Medical is raising awareness and getting more AEDs into communities with its AED Community Activation Kit, full of tools to ensure everyone is equipped —and has the confidence—to take action during emergencies. Because Anything Can Happen. Anyone Can Help.™
ZOLL AEDs are designed so anyone can follow the step-by-step instructions to administer high-quality CPR and deliver a shock to a victim, with real-time feedback that helps deliver the best outcome.
in their words
You don’t have to be an NFL player to get knocked down, and you don’t have to be a medical professional to help someone get back up.
damar hamlin, PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL safety
LET’S DO SOMETHING
AEDs empower anyone to help save a life. But only if everyone has access to them.
Imagine if fire extinguishers were a rarity, or considered so complicated that people hesitated to use them in emergencies. AEDs are just as capable of helping ordinary people save lives, and just as simple to use, but too few people know it. ZOLL and Damar Hamlin are determined to change that, because they’ve seen what bystanders can achieve when equipped with these magic little boxes.
Through the Anything Can Happen. Anyone Can Help™ campaign, ZOLL and Damar Hamlin are committed to increasing access to AEDs and helping you raise awareness for the importance of AEDs in your community, to make sure that ordinary citizens are prepared to be heroes.
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Three Ways to Help
Protect Youth Public-Use Facilities
Many schools, public parks, rec centers, and ball fields lack AEDs, in spite of the fact that sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death among young athletes (Mayo Clinic). Get the tools you need to protect the heartbeat of your local youth athletic programs.
Partner with Community Groups
Identify places like schools, nonprofits, or community centers that would benefit from AEDs, then use our prepared messaging tools to fuel your fundraising drive and get the word out.
Work with Your Workplace
If you’re an employee in a small business that lacks a formal HR department, we’ve got facts and figures that will help you advocate for AEDs—because you deserve to feel safe at work.
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Raise Awareness. Raise Funds.
ZOLL has assembled resources for everyone who cares deeply about their community and wants to empower everyday people to save lives. Whether it’s a letter to the school board, a note to your supervisor, a call to a local politician, or a social-media post, the ZOLL AED Community Activation Kit contains key messages, facts and figures, and graphic elements to give you a head start.
Community Activation Kit
Debunk the Myths About AEDs (Fact Sheet)
Powerful statistics, survey results, and factoids to advance the conversation about how AEDs are designed to empower ordinary people to save lives.
Fundraising and Advocacy Letters
Messaging templates for use in your fundraising efforts or appeals to local decision makers.
