COMMUNICORE

Communicore, inventing the term "public access defibrillation," was successful in gaining the support of constituencies that believed that such an intervention was the answer to the devastating consequences of cardiac arrest unattended by trained personnel. In a multi-year campaign, this public support eventually led to the placement of smart defibrillators in health clubs, on airlines, in airports, and even in the homes of at-risk individuals. (Communicore produced the first training video for United Airlines.) Deaths from cardiac arrests have declined markedly since the wide adoption of smart defibrillators... Like many groups seeking public funding, we have encountered bureaucratic delays that hinder the very accelerated pathway that we seek for our programs. We accept educational grants from commercial organizations whose goals are in alignment with our own... Following are only a few of the issues on behalf of which we have applied our ability to engineer consent among a variety..