An emergency AED Automatic External Defibrillator mounted to a wall.

Dr. Jessica Zègre-Hemsey featured in The Washington Post: AEDs don’t have to be intimidating. Here’s how (and when) to use one.

Associate Professor Jessica Zègre-Hemsey

Associate Professor Jessica Zègre-Hemsey, PhD, RN, FAHA, was recently featured in The Washington Post for her expert opinion on how early intervention with Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) can improve patient outcomes in cases of cardiac arrest.

In the article, Dr. Zègre-Hemsey discusses one of the biggest barriers to AED use: not knowing where to find the device. She emphasized the importance of looking around the places you frequent most, like your place of work or public transit stops, to know whether and where they have an AED.

Dr. Zègre-Hemsey is an emergency department nurse with expertise in emergency cardiac care. Her research is focused on improving outcomes for individuals with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and other time-sensitive cardiovascular conditions.

The full article is available here on The Washington Post‘s website.