PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office received eighteen Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (AEDs) provided by MCD Public Health and the Maine Cardiovascular Health Council (MCHC) through the “Promoting Early CPR and Defibrillation Through HeartSafe Communities” grant.

Funding for this grant is provided by the Health Resources and Services (HRSA) Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy, with the purpose of purchasing 300 FDA approved AED units over the next three years and placing them into rural areas after providing defibrillation and Hands-Only CPR training.

These AED’s will be transported in the cruisers with the Deputies to be “at the ready” in the event of a cardiac emergency in the rural and geographically isolated areas within Oxford County. There will also be an AED stationed at the central office located at 26 Western Ave. in South Paris.

In addition to the AED placement and training, there will be a focus on the ongoing maintenance and use of the AED units. This will include the development of a statewide database to track the AEDs location, maintenance, and use.

FMI: http://www.mainecardiohealth.org/RAED.html.

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