Peachtree City equips all employee vehicles with AEDs
New Peachtree City AED program saved its first life
First responders in Peachtree City have a new AED program and say within the first few weeks they have recorded their first saved life.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - First responders in Peachtree City have a new automated external defibrillator program and say that within the first few weeks, they recorded their first saved life.
Peachtree City Police carry a lot of life-saving equipment in the patrol cars anyway: tourniquets, first aid kits, fire extinguishers, and AEDs.
What they're saying:
They say the entire city, including the police, fire, and recreation departments, everyone now carries the same AED, which hasn’t always been the case.
Sgt. Donte Phillips with the Peachtree City Police Department says their new Avive AEDs are connected to the web and self-monitor their health and readiness.
Police officers tell me they have confidence that when they pull out their AED to save a life, it’s going to work.
They say that’s what happened recently. Sgt. Keith Isaac was called to a scene with an unresponsive person.
What's next:
The city says now police, fire, and other city departments are carrying this same AED. Previously, there were different manufacturers, and there was no effective way to keep track of them all or monitor if they were actually working.
The Source: FOX 5's Doug Evans spoke with Sgt. Donte Phillips with the Peachtree City Police Department for this article.