You may have noticed a new addition right at the front entrance. If not, I recommend you take a moment to look. The Town of Salem has distributed AEDs to most of the town building and the library is one of the locations.
An AED - automated external defibrillator - is an easy to use device to help when someone is having a heart attack or similar problem. It comes with easy to follow instructions and won't do anything if its sensors do not find the correct condition. It is an invaluable tool to help keep someone alive while waiting for an ambulance.
Several people on the staff have had training, but the device is out in the public areas just so that anyone faced with this kind of emergency can take action.
Please take a moment to locate the device - no one ever knows when it will be needed.
Could the public be offered some training in using this great medical equipment? It's supposed to be easy, which is why I'm brave enough to want to learn how to use it. One of these was used to save the life of a friend. He was flying out over the ocean when he needed it. They had to shock his heart seven times before they could get him to a hospital. The airplace had only received it three months before. He made a remarkable recovery because of this amazing invention. I'd like to know the basics of saving someone with the AED. My thanks to everyone who has worked to make them available to us.
ReplyDeleteI will look into the Fire Department offering a public one. Great suggestion, Betty and a wonderful example of the need for an AED.
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