Airport Passenger Saved by Sheriffs Using AED Plus and CPR

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Two Broward County Sheriffs deputies saved a airline passenger's life with the help of a ZOLL automated external defibrillator minutes after he stepped off a flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The 59-year-old man collapsed outside of customs after arriving from Mexico on his way home. One deputy used the AED Plus® located in the airport and delivered a shock to the man's heart. The two deputies performed CPR and kept the man alive until the arrival of local paramedics.

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