Our neighborhood joined dozens of others in buying AED's placed in our neighborhood and having teams of neighbor-responders ready for a call from 911 dispatch, to go running to the home and victim before the ambulances leave the station.....or a key point: the paramedics could be out on other calls and might not be able to respond as soon as neighbors.
In 2010....."Chief Lazenby trained about 1300 Villagers into the program last year and is on pace to train over 1500 this year. Simon gives briefs on the program almost every week throughout the region and has expanded the program into more than six surrounding counties. He recently established a non-profit support organization called Neighbors Serving Neighbors, Inc.
Trained Villagers and over 100 AED’s in neighborhoods and at Sport Pools and Recreation Centers are contributing to victims of cardiac arrest in The Villages having a chance of survival 7 to 8 times higher than the national average......"
The Villages Voice
Also: Medivac helicopter is stationed on Powell Road next to Brownwood town square. See medivac activity yesterday in thread here on TOTV about Accident at BV (Buena Vista Blvd) and 466.