In the past year, approximately 250,000
Americans died of sudden cardiac arrest: nearly one death every two minutes.
Up to 100,000 of these deaths could have been prevented if someone had
initiated the Cardiac Chain of Survival and an automated external
defibrillator (AED) had been available for immediate use at the time of the
emergency.
If you are interested in learning more about
developing an AED program, purchasing an AED from or scheduling an
appointment to see a demonstration of an AED, please contact Kristen
Sampson, Director of the Health and Safety Services Department at (570)
207-0116
Automated External
Defibrillator
