WHEN SECONDS COUNT, YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone. It claims the lives of 220,000 – 250,000 people in this country every day. When SCA strikes, seconds mean the difference between life and death. With each minute of elapsed time, the survival rate diminishes by 10 percent.

Thanks to an easy-to-use, portable device called an automated external defibrillator (AED) and training from your American Red Cross, ordinary people can be lifesavers”, explains Holly Trombley, Director of Health & Safety Services for the Northern Miami Valley Chapter. By delivering an electric shock to the heart, an AED can restore a heart’s normal rhythm. “Immediate use of an AED, in conjunction with CPR, can save a life”, Trombley stated.

This amazing technology is available for purchase for your home, office, church, local community center, and even for companies and manufacturing plants. Red Cross has done the research. “We have been the leader in the health and safety industry for more than 90 years”, Trombley says. The Red Cross has approved three AED manufactures and their products as a part of their life-saving family. “We offer premier First Aid, CPR and AED training that participants can take at our Red Cross offices or full service training can be set up onsite at your facility”, explains Trombley.

Trombley states, “Let us be your AED consultant. Why deal with multiple salespeople or an unknown Internet store? The American Red Cross can be your contact for implementing your AED program. We’ll be there through the entire process — from helping you select the right AED, to providing OSHA-approved training at your facility”.

Red Cross is your one-stop-shop for AED’s with national pricing advantages, training and associated vendors. There are many choices to make when it comes to implementing and AED program for your business or organization, and the Red Cross can provide unbiased information and demonstrations in a non-pressure atmosphere.

Your local Red Cross receives a non-tax deductible contribution from the AED manufacture for each AED they place in the community. This contribution is greatly needed locally, and will stay in our community to help promote safety awareness and emergency response right here at home. “Your Northern Miami Valley Chapter is here when you need us, and will be there when the next emergency happens. Support your Red Cross so that we can support those in need”, concludes Trombley.

For pricing, product details and training information, please contact Holly Trombley at htrombley@nmvredcross.org or via phone at (937) 332-1414 or (937) 492-6151.

Photographer: Jeanette Ortiz-Osorio


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