Google Business Profiles Register Your Defibrillator (AED)
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Google sent out emails a couple of days ago to businesses asking them to register their Automated External Defibrillator (AED) with Google Business Profiles. Google said, "you could save lives" if you do it."This can help emergency responders find the life-saving device when someone nearby is suffering from a cardiac arrest emergency," Google wrote.It is not clear if Google will add an AED icon to your Business Profile in Google Maps. Or if it will just add the details to the PulsePoint AED map...

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