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similar article appeared in the ************** a few days ago. It appears the motivation behind that article and this thread is concern about who pays.
We all pay in some way or another, some ways obvious and other ways not so obvious. The costs of AED machines in rec centers and Villages public spaces are most likely paid for by all of us in our fees. The AED machines within each village ( 8 of them in my village) are paid for by village residents who believe that quick access to these machines is worthwhile.
Beyond the machines, there are other costs.
All of us also pay for AED service through our taxes. Every county around here responds to 911 cardiac associated calls by dispatching paramedics AND by notifying emergency alert services such as PulsePoint, which sends out calls to volunteer responders, who might be able to get to the victim before the paramedics do. {As mentioned above, for a true ventricular fibrillation event the chance of survival falls by 10% every minute. If your neighbor can start a rescue operation in 2-3 minutes there might be a 70-80% chance of survival. Waiting for the 12 minute average paramedic response time uses up 120% of that chance of survival. Which would you like if you were the victim?}
Lastly, some of our neighbors pay by volunteering their time to learn CPR, learn where to find the nearest AED and how to use them, and by being willing to run and help a neighbor.
Maybe we need a
Do Not Respond list for those who feel the costs are not reasonable?