The Saving Lives Foundation has been set up by Medisol, however it operates entirely independently from Medisol. Naturally, Medisol plays a powerful, but backstage role in supporting the ambitions of the Saving Lives Foundation, but as far as the ideologies, concrete ideas, planning and implementation are concerned, the Saving Lives Foundation is a completely independent organization. The aim of the Foundation is to maximize the survival chances of cardiac arrest casualties within Europe. We do this by stimulating preventive health measures, encouraging scientific research into the causes of cardiac arrest, encouraging education and training in the field of resuscitation and promoting the purchase and use of AEDs. More specifically, the Foundation wants to support the purchase of AEDs for organizations and institutions that may not be financially strong enough for this important purchase.