Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Celebrates AED Placed for Public Access in Contra Costa
Concord, CA, May 03, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Ribbon-cutting Ceremony Celebrates AED Placed for Public Access in Contra Costa
What: Emergency responders will join Supervisor Karen Mitchoff in Concord on Saturday to mark the placement of an automated external defibrillator (AED) intended for public use at Galindo Field and in the surrounding community. American Medical Response (AMR) donated the lifesaving device to the Galindo field last month. In February, Contra Costa Health Services urged AED owners to designate the devices as available for “public” access to increase the likelihood one is used during a cardiac arrest. Thanks to this designation, the Galindo field will have the AED available, during normal business hours, when there is a 9-1-1 call for a cardiac arrest taking place within the park and the surrounding area. According to the American Heart Association, a person who suffers cardiac arrest has a greatly improved chance of survival when an AED is used right away.
Who: Speakers include District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, AMR Director of Operations Leslie Mueller, Wayne Bonnington Concord Little League president and administrator of the AED.
When: 11:00 am Saturday, May 4th
Where: Galindo Field, Willow Pass Community Park, 2748 E. Olivera Rd. Concord, CA
Why: Sudden cardiac arrest is a condition when the heart stops functioning as normal causing a person to stop breathing and lose consciousness. A person's chance of surviving cardiac arrest diminishes by 10% for each passing minute without care. Survival from sudden cardiac arrest is increased with early CPR and a publicly accessible AED.
To find out more about AEDs, visit http://cchealth.org/ems/aed.php
Contact: Iris Villegas, 888-267-6591
What: Emergency responders will join Supervisor Karen Mitchoff in Concord on Saturday to mark the placement of an automated external defibrillator (AED) intended for public use at Galindo Field and in the surrounding community. American Medical Response (AMR) donated the lifesaving device to the Galindo field last month. In February, Contra Costa Health Services urged AED owners to designate the devices as available for “public” access to increase the likelihood one is used during a cardiac arrest. Thanks to this designation, the Galindo field will have the AED available, during normal business hours, when there is a 9-1-1 call for a cardiac arrest taking place within the park and the surrounding area. According to the American Heart Association, a person who suffers cardiac arrest has a greatly improved chance of survival when an AED is used right away.
Who: Speakers include District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, AMR Director of Operations Leslie Mueller, Wayne Bonnington Concord Little League president and administrator of the AED.
When: 11:00 am Saturday, May 4th
Where: Galindo Field, Willow Pass Community Park, 2748 E. Olivera Rd. Concord, CA
Why: Sudden cardiac arrest is a condition when the heart stops functioning as normal causing a person to stop breathing and lose consciousness. A person's chance of surviving cardiac arrest diminishes by 10% for each passing minute without care. Survival from sudden cardiac arrest is increased with early CPR and a publicly accessible AED.
To find out more about AEDs, visit http://cchealth.org/ems/aed.php
Contact: Iris Villegas, 888-267-6591
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888-267-6591
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888-267-6591
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