Julie Coon, a Sudden Cardiac Arrest survivor, is alive because people around her knew CPR and how to locate and use an AED to shock her back to life.
Her husband Greg learned the importance of quickly locating the closest AED. Together they launched Cardiac Crusade, a 501c3 with a mission to get AEDs instantly searchable natively on smart phones AND to emergency dispatchers/responders.
Phase 1 is creating an “army of volunteers” to register AED locations into a national database that EMS dispatchers can integrate into their system at no cost.
Phase 2 goal is getting those AED locations natively on smartphones. Greg and Julie are now in talks with three global mapping companies to make that happen.
Our mission is to save lives by providing AED locations to EMS systems and searchable on smartphones globally.
Julie’s TED Talk
CBS – Charity Launch
Julie’s SCA Story
DONATE TO SAVE A LIFE
- Recruit and train our Cardiac Crusade volunteers to Locate and Verify AEDs
- Spread awareness through social media campaigns and PSAs
- Provide AEDs to areas where they are most needed
Cardiac Crusade is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible. Tax ID# 87-2974927
“The national survival rate for cardiac arrests is less than 10%. In San Diego, where over 2,600 AEDs are mapped, depending on the location, survival rates are between 50-70%. That is where we need to be globally.”
Julie Coon
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Contact Cardiac Crusade
ADDRESS:
3948 Legacy Drive
Suite 106-323
Plano, TX 75023