AED readiness for youth sports
AEDs for Sports Facilities and Youth Leagues
An AED gives a team its best chance to respond when a young athlete, coach, or spectator has a cardiac emergency. BeeReady helps youth sports communities plan, place, maintain, and confidently use AEDs.
Sponsor an AEDAED guides for leagues and sponsors
- How to Use an AED: A Step by Step GuideModern AEDs are designed for anyone to use. A step by step guide for coaches, parents, and bystanders: when to use an AED, how to place the pads, and what to expect when it matters most.
- AED Maintenance 101: Keeping Your Device Ready to Save a LifeAn AED only saves a life if it is ready the moment someone reaches for it. Here is a simple, repeatable maintenance routine any school, league, or facility can run, from the monthly readiness check to tracking pad and battery expiration dates.
- Real Saves: Young Athletes Rescued by an AED and Fast CPRReal young athletes have survived sudden cardiac arrest because bystanders started CPR at once and an AED was within reach. Here are their stories, and why every youth sports field needs an AED and people trained in American Heart Association CPR.
- AEDs in Athletics: Defibrillators for Sports Facilities and StadiumsEvery athletic program should have an AED within reach. A guide for athletic directors and facility managers on choosing defibrillators, how many AED units a sports facility or stadium needs, and where to place them.
