Our AED

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.