Our Mission
GotAED is an initiative of Simon’s Heart, whose mission is preventing sudden cardiac arrest in children, teens and young adults.
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GotAED is an initiative of Simon’s Heart, whose mission is preventing sudden cardiac arrest in children, teens and young adults.
GotAED connects communities dedicated to protecting youth from sudden cardiac arrest. Any youth-related facility in need of an AED can successfully raise support through our platform.
The process is simple: an organization creates a campaign, shares its story, and rallies their community through social media, email, and personal outreach.
Once the campaign goal is reached, we provide the AED and its storage unit directly to the facility, so your team is ready to respond when every second counts.
Now, you’ve Got AED!
Simon’s Heart was founded in memory of Simon Sudman, a seemingly healthy baby who died in his sleep. Many said SIDS. Fortunately, our pediatricians were curious and said, “Babies don’t just die. Go get your hearts checked.”
Mom was diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome – an arrhythmia that has been linked to SIDS deaths. This is just one of the types of conditions that cause sudden cardiac arrest and death in children, teens and young adults.
We started offering free heart screenings to prevent other parents from losing children to detectable and treatable heart conditions. GotAED is our effort to ensure that more youth facilities are equipped with these lifesaving devices when cardiac arrest strikes.
