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Posted on February 3, 2004 at 4:10 p.m. |
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WHAT: |
UAB Police will become the first law enforcement agency in the state to be trained on and deployed with automatic external defibrillators (AED) in their patrol cars. The final training session is Wednesday, February 4. Surveys of other states have shown law enforcement officers with this equipment contribute to higher survival rates of heart attack victims because the police are often the first responders to arrive at the scene. |
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WHEN: |
Wednesday, February 4, 2004 |
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UAB Police Headquarters |
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WHO: |
Harry Marzette Shannon W. Stephens |
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BACKGROUND: |
Automatic external defibrillators are now in many communities where large crowds are expected to gather. Workers in those areas are trained in how to use the machines. UAB was part of the nationwide clinical trial showed that AED training and deployment in the community helps reduce the number of deaths from heart incidents. The UAB Police will carry AEDs in six patrol cars. Police officers respond to all emergency calls on the UAB campus, and 99 percent of the time are the first responders on the scene.
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UAB Police Train to Use Automatic "Heart Shock" Machines
UAB Police will become the first law enforcement agency in the state to be trained on and deployed with automatic external defibrillators (AED) in their patrol cars.