Monroe Acquires New AEDs Thanks to Masuk Capstone Student and EMS Member

From the Town of Monroe:

In May of 2013, due to the diligence of Amy Rajpolt a Masuk Capstone Student and Marge Brennan, a dedicated Volunteer EMS Staff member, Monroe met the criteria by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health to be designated as a HEARTSafe Community. Along with this designation comes the responsibility to provide the equipment to give potentially life-saving aid (even someone with minimal training) to staff, residents and the population at large.

As of today, December 17, 2014, five (5) Automated External Defibrillator (AED) units have been placed in strategic locations where both staff and the population at large congregate. A majority of town hall staff have recently been trained for this device.

These locations are as follows:

• Two units in Town Hall (one at each end of the building)
• Two units in Edith Wheeler Memorial Library (upper and lower levels)
• One unit at the Highway Garage located on Purdy Hill Road

This investment can give potentially life-saving therapy before paramedics arrive and continue to promote our HEARTSafe Community and provide a safer environment.

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