Talacko Safety Solutions

12/10/2025

AEDEmpire.com is our new national brand! Coming January 2026. AEDEmpire.com, “Where Preparedness Reigns!”

12/10/2025

AEDEmpire.com coming soon!

12/08/2025

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12/08/2025

🔥 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT from Talacko Safety Solutions! 🔥

Our national brand is officially coming… AEDEmpire.com!

For years, Talacko Safety Solutions has been committed to creating safer schools, businesses, churches, and communities across Nebraska and the Midwest.

Now we’re proud to announce the next chapter of our mission:

⭐ AED Empire LLC — Powered by Talacko Safety Solutions

📅 Official Launch January 1, 2026
🌐 New National Website: www.AEDEmpire.com

AED Empire will be our nationwide brand, bringing affordable AEDs, bleeding control kits, safety stations, and life-saving training to every corner of the country.
From local roots to a national movement — this is only the beginning.

❤️ How You Can Support Us Right Now

We’re building a community of people who believe in preparedness, safety, and saving lives — and we’d love your support!

👉 Follow AED Empire on Facebook
👉 Follow AED Empire on Instagram
👉 Follow AED Empire on TikTok
👉 Follow AED Empire on Linked In

Your follows help us grow, reach more families and businesses, and ultimately save more lives.

⸻

🚀 AED Empire LLC

Powered by Talacko Safety Solutions
Creating Safety Through Preparedness — Now Nationwide.

12/06/2025

“Why Bleeding Control Readiness Looks Different in Every Building”

One of the most overlooked facts in emergency preparedness is this:

👉 Bleeding control needs are never the same from one incident to the next.

As a paramedic who has worked heavy trauma for years, I’ve responded to scenes where:
• One patient needed four tourniquets to survive…
• And the person standing right next to them needed one—or none at all.

There is no way to predict what a critical incident will require.
Mechanisms of injury vary. Environments vary. The number of victims varies.
But one thing has been proven in every after-action report:

Survival depends on access time — not guesswork or population numbers.

That’s why national agencies avoid per-capita formulas and instead focus on:

🔹 1-minute access (DHS)
🔹 Immediate visibility & placement where people gather (ACS / Stop the Bleed)
🔹 Zonal coverage: 1 kit per major area, plus 1 per floor (FEMA / CISA)
🔹 Co-location with AEDs and distributed access (TECC)

In other words:

**It’s not about how many people are in the building.

It’s about how fast someone can reach lifesaving equipment.**

We don’t place fire extinguishers based on population.
We place them based on risk, coverage, and response time.

Bleeding control kits are no different.

If your organization wants help assessing placement, coverage, or creating a bleeding control readiness plan, I’m always happy to share what I’ve learned — on the ambulance and in the field.

Preparedness isn’t complicated.
It just has to be done right.

— Dustin Talacko, Paramedic
Talacko Safety Solutions | AED Empire

12/06/2025

Over the past few weeks, we’ve had several potential customers — building owners, facility directors, and organizational leaders — express hesitation about installing an AED because they’re worried about “liability.”

This concern is incredibly common… but the truth is the opposite of what many people assume.

In Nebraska, installing an AED does not create liability — it actually reduces it.

Nebraska’s Good Samaritan laws (Neb. Rev. Stat. §71-51,102 to §71-51,104) provide broad legal protection to anyone who owns, installs, maintains, or simply makes an AED available for public use. Building owners, staff, bystanders, and even the person who uses the AED are all protected from civil liability as long as there is no willful or reckless misconduct.

This means:

✔️ You cannot be sued for placing an AED in your building
✔️ You are protected if the AED is used in good faith
✔️ You are protected even if the AED fails or doesn’t save the person
✔️ Having an AED on-site actually reduces your legal risk

And here’s the big one:
Failing to have an AED when someone goes into cardiac arrest could expose an organization to far more risk than installing one.

Cardiac arrest can happen anywhere — offices, gyms, schools, restaurants, construction sites, theaters — and seconds truly matter. Public access AEDs save lives, improve outcomes, and create safer environments for everyone who walks through your doors.

At Talacko Safety Solutions, we don’t just sell AEDs — we help organizations build full emergency readiness plans that include equipment, placement, training, and ongoing maintenance.

If you have questions about placement, strategy, or AED programs in general, we are always happy to talk. Making Nebraska safer is a team effort, and we’re here to help every step of the way.

Talacko Safety Solutions, “Creating Safety Through Preparedness”.

12/06/2025

One of the most common questions we get as subject matter experts is:

“How many bleeding control kits do we need per population?”

Here’s the truth:
👉 There is NO formula.
👉 Trauma doesn’t follow math.

As a paramedic on a busy ambulance with frequent, heavy trauma, I’ve treated patients where one victim needed four tourniquets, and the person right next to them needed one—or none at all.
Every mechanism of injury is different, and no one situation is the same. You just never know how much bleeding control equipment you may need.

That’s why no national agency uses a “kits per people” ratio. Instead, they all focus on access time.

What the experts recommend:

DHS:
• Kits reachable within about 1 minute
• Placement similar to AEDs

ACS / Stop the Bleed:
• Immediate access
• Kits placed where people gather
• Speed over quantity

FEMA / CISA:
• Zonal model: 1 kit per major zone, 1 per floor, more for high-risk areas

TECC:
• Co-locate kits with AEDs
• Spread kits across floors & common areas

After-action reports from Parkland, Vegas, Uvalde, Aurora, and others all show the same thing:

📌 Survival is determined by access time — not population size.

Bottom line:

There is no “X kits per Y people.”
There is only how fast someone can reach a kit when life is on the line.

— Dustin Talacko, Paramedic
Talacko Safety Solutions | AED Empire

12/05/2025

ZOLL® is partnering with PulsePoint Foundation to announce "Anyone Can Register", a nation wide effort to expand the National Emergency AED Registry (NEAR) and we need your help!

We’re calling on individuals and organizations to join us by downloading the free PulsePoint AED app or visiting https://hubs.ly/Q03WSdwJ0 and start registering AEDs in your community. Every registration helps make AEDs easier to find when they’re needed most.

Join us now and be part of a bigger Heart Month effort to make AEDs easier to find.

Learn more about the initiative: https://hubs.ly/Q03WSg110

12/03/2025

🔥 January = Lifesaving Equipment Season 🔥
AED & Bleeding Control Maintenance Program Now in Full Swing

January kicks off one of our busiest—and most important—times of the year here at Talacko Safety Solutions. It’s when organizations across the Midwest lean on our team to make sure their AEDs, Bleeding Control Stations, Life Safety Stations, and emergency equipment are fully operational and compliant.

And here’s why it matters:

❤️ Minutes matter. Seconds save lives.
During a cardiac arrest or major traumatic injury, having equipment on-site is only half the equation. The real difference is whether that equipment is ready to perform the moment it’s needed.

That’s where our Maintenance Program steps in.

✅ Our Program Covers:
• Full AED inspections & readiness checks
• Battery & electrode expiration tracking
• Pad and accessory replacement
• Serial number & compliance logging
• Bleeding control kit restock + trauma supply verification
• Personalized recommendations from real-world EMS professionals

💡 Why This is Critical

Over 20% of AEDs in public spaces fail inspection due to expired pads or dead batteries. Bleeding control kits are often missing key components. And when an emergency strikes, equipment failure is not an option.

Our goal is simple:
Make sure every device is rescue-ready every single day.

🚑 Real-World Expertise You Can Trust

As a company founded by EMS professionals, we bring real field experience to every inspection. We know what works, what fails, and what saves lives—and we treat your equipment like someone’s life depends on it… because it does.

📅 Want Your Annual or Quarterly Inspection Scheduled?

January and February fill quickly. If your organization needs AED or trauma kit maintenance, let’s get you on the calendar.

➡️ Message us directly
➡️ Email: Dustin@TalackoSafetySolutions.com
➡️ Visit: AEDEmpire.com

Let’s make 2025 the year your organization is truly prepared—not just equipped.

Creating Safety Through Preparedness.

12/02/2025

❤️ Proud to Support Our Local Schools!

We recently had the opportunity to help several school districts with their Project ADAM efforts — a national initiative focused on creating Heart-Safe schools.

Our team assisted by:
⭐ Reviewing AED and safety equipment needs
⭐ Making sure AEDs and bleeding-control kits were placed in the right locations
⭐ Sharing our EMS experience to support their emergency planning
⭐ Helping schools strengthen their response to cardiac emergencies

We love partnering with schools to make sure students, staff, and families are protected.
Because preparation saves lives — and every school deserves a Heart-Safe campus. ❤️

12/01/2025

We all remember watching Damar Hamlin collapse.
One moment he was standing, the next he was fighting for his life — and the world held its breath.

What happened to him is called commotio cordis, and it’s not just an NFL problem.
It’s one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes.

As a firefighter/paramedic, I’ve seen firsthand how fast these moments unfold…
and how fast they can end if an AED isn’t close by.

Damar survived because:
❤️ People recognized what was happening
❤️ CPR started immediately
⚡ An AED was on scene within minutes

Every team. Every school. Every practice field. Every gym.
They all deserve that same level of protection.

If you’re a parent, coach, teacher, or athlete, please take a minute to watch this video.
Awareness saves lives. Preparation saves futures.

Commotio cordis is a rare but devastating heart rhythm disturbance that captured global attention after the Damar Hamlin incident. In this 3D medical animati...