Health and Fitness FDA Takes Steps to Improve Reliability of Automated External Defibrillators by Gary Kopycinski on January 28, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Health and Fitness: On Hantavirus, Park Forest Officials Urge Caution May 18, 2026 Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Park Forest Aligns With Illinois Guidance on Childhood Vaccines Amid Federal Changes January 11, 2026 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will strengthen its review of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to help improve the quality and reliability of these devices.