AED Starter Guide
Via’s guide to AED basics
Information on AEDs, SCA, and getting your AED program started.
AEDs for Schools
AEDs are required for schools
Learn more about AEDs in schools and how Via can help your school AED program.
AED Troubleshooting
Via’s Quick Troubleshooting guides
Learn about each AED model and view Via’s quick and simple tech support guides.
Learn About SCA
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) basics and prevention
Learn about what SCA is and how AEDs help prevent death from SCA.
Learn About AEDs
AED basics, including our free AED Starter Guide
Learn about what an AED is, how to use one, and more.
Heart Screenings
Screening your child may save their life
Learn more about free or affordable youth heart screenings around the country.
Heart Screenings
Approximately 5,000 to 10,000 youths die from sudden cardiac arrest each year in the U.S.
Most of these deaths are due to undetected heart conditions, many of which could have been identified with a simple cardiac screening.
Screening your child may save their life.
Via Heart Project conducted youth heart screenings from 2015 to 2022, screening over 7,000 young people and identifying 82 with potential heart issues. While we are proud of the impact of these events, we have shifted our focus to managing and expanding AED (automated external defibrillator) programs in communities, schools, parks, and businesses to ensure that devices are rescue-ready and accessible in emergencies.
If you are interested in placing AEDs or in making sure the AEDs in your area are part of a fully comprehensive AED program, please contact us to get started.
Via Heart Project is proud to be a sponsor of Kyle J.Taylor Foundation, conducting youth heart screenings in Northern California. If you are interested in volunteering or attending a screening, please visit their website by clicking on their logo below.
1 in 300 youth has an undetected heart condition that puts them at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). But well-child exams and sports physicals don’t check for those conditions. In fact, studies show the standard approach to these routine exams miss up to 90% of those at risk. While anyone can ask their medical practitioner for diagnostic testing as part of a comprehensive cardiac risk assessment, there is also a national movement to make this a standard part of youth health care—in large part started by parents whose child was stricken or lost to SCA.
Find free or affordable youth heart screenings around the country by clicking links provided, including the nationwide listings on the Parent Heart Watch site.
If you don’t see a free heart screening in your community, learn more about new heart screening recommendations your primary care practitioner should be routinely observing as part of your child’s preventative care.
External Resources
The following organizations are friends of Via and may be good resources for you.
We suggest you check them out.
Parent Heart Watch is the national voice solely dedicated to protecting youth from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and preventable sudden cardiac death. PHW leads and empowers others by sharing information, educating and advocating for change. Parent Heart Watch is the national voice solely dedicated to protecting youth from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and preventable sudden cardiac death. PHW leads and empowers others by sharing information, educating and advocating for change.
California State PTA connects families, schools and communities, reaching millions of families in California through members, local associations and allied agencies. PTA is the nation’s largest volunteer child-advocacy association working to improve the education, health and welfare of all children.
The Queen’s Heart Safe Program is a collaborative effort to increase the survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in our community by providing discounted automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and training, teaching CPR, and offering long-term program management solutions for businesses, organizations, and schools throughout Napa County.
Keenan provides innovative insurance and budgetary solutions for schools, public agencies and health care organizations. They serve those who support our communities. Their high quality, cost-effective programs consistently exceed our customers’ expectations. They are the experts you can rely on when it comes to risk management, claims services, and technology.
Via Heart Project is a preferred vendor of Keenan
www.imready-keenan.com/partners