Cardiac Arrest Survival Act Passes

 
The Cardiac Arrest Survival Act was passed on Tuesday, May 23, 2000 in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

The Cardiac Arrest Survival Act  instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make recommendations to promote public access to defibrillation programs in federal buildings across the country. These recommendations will help to ensure the health and safety of all Americans by promoting ready access to the tools needed to improve cardiac arrest survival rates. The bill also extends Good Samaritan protections to Automated External Defibrillator (AED) users and the acquirers of the devices in those states that do not currently have such provisions in place. This protection will help encourage lay persons to respond in a cardiac emergency by using an AED without fear of litigation.

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