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Originally Posted by Bryant
Is there a listing of where neighborhood difibulators are located. I have been here 10 yrs and never heard a mention of it.
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You really don't have to know where they are located to have it benefit you. Here's how it works in our neighborhood. One of my neighbors is a retired nurse and she spearheaded the effort to get one in our neighborhood. Those that wanted to kick in money did so...those that didn't want to kick in did not. We had a class on how to use them and we got some folks from the neighborhood that volunteered to be first responders. The AED in our neighborhood is kept locked in a box hanging from a fence by the parking area. The first responders have a key to the box. When someone in the neighborhood calls 911, all the first responders get a text message and a phone call directing them to that house. They go and retrieve the AED and hurry to the house. So, even if you don't know where it is in your neighborhood, and even if you didn't kick in for the cost, you will benefit. The only thing to determine is if you have one in your neighborhood. If you don't perhaps you can be the one to talk to your neighbors about it. I can just assume that this is how it works in other neighborhoods also.