Brea Neighborhood AED
Al Medina and his son Daniel, right, show people how to use an AED at their house Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 in Brea. The Medina’s have one mounted in the porch of their house for neighbors to use in emergencies.

After their son’s frightening encounter with sudden cardiac arrest two years ago, a Brea family is doing everything they can to improve the odds of survival for others – an effort now given a big boost by a small box outside their home.

Al and Debbie Medina’s neighborhood was bustling on Sunday, Oct. 28, with friends and neighbors eager to learn more about sudden cardiac arrest and the difference they could make in an emergency. The star attraction was an automated external defibrillator or “AED” kit newly mounted on the side of the Medinas’ home.

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