Does your neighborhood have an AED?
 

I understand that there are 73 AED neighborhoods in TV. (Automatic External Defibrilator). Does your neighborhood have this program? If so, please tell the pros and cons and if it has been successful.

I as well, would love to hear how this program has worked out....if it has been used successfully (if your neighborhood has the program).

We have 2 in our area of Buttonwood. Can't say if it has been successful, since it has not had to be used. And hopefully it never will.

We have 2 on our street that has 65 houses. The other 4 streets in our section of Caroline, 65 homes total on those streets, 2 more. We have not had to use them, so, far, thankfully. They've been in place for a few years now. One is attached to my house as a matter of fact.

We just today completed our initial fundraising for 7 AED machines for our Village neighborhood. We raised $15,670 in 2 1/2 weeks from 40% of our villa neighborhood. We will be the largest AED program in The Villages. I expect it to be a wonderful investment in being a proactive intervention should any of our precious neighbors need it. Our next step will be a call fo volunteer responders and then training in CPR and AED implementation. We are also having a community informational meeting for anyone who wants to attend from our Village neighborhood. Captain Gail Lazenby is a wealth of information and a wonderful leader in this effort.

My parents contributed for one in Sanibel. Some don't think it's necessary. Thank all the folks that have begun these programs!:BigApplause:

If it saves one life, then it was worth it.

Just remember someone needs to do CPR while waiting for someone to bring the AED...take a life saving course...for those who have had to do CPR for real its not easy...

YES. We have 3 in MacClenny at Fernandina.

We are in the process of having them installed in Hadley on Lacrosse/Edmonton. Havanna already has them. Am so appreciative of the gentleman that has co-ordinated this program, but baffled by the lack of financial support on the 2 streets. Two streets were combined to make it work financially. I understand the response time on Havanna during the drills is phenomenal - don't know if they have had to use the AED at this point.

The Villages provides the CPR and AED training for free to all responders. It also stymies me why some people do not see the amazing benefit of this program if it can save one life. I am very proud of the 40% of Haciendas of Mission Hills neighborhood who in 2 1/2 weeks responded to my request for support and we raised enough to purchase the equipment we need and surpassed our initial goal of $15,330. It is overwhelmingly emotional to me to see such amazing caring for one's fellow person. I love my neighbors.

I know it has been in the Daily Sun but I do not remember. What is the cost to have the AED's installed in a neighborhood and how many of the residents of the immediate area of the AED have to have had the training in both the AED and the CPR before they can be installed?

Contact Capt Gail Lazenby of villages Public Safety Office. He can give you all the details.
The units themselves are approx. $1000 each.

Kudos to the folks in Mission Hills and their willingness to help each other out. Now that's The Village spirit.:ho:

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i was wondering if they would be a help considering how efficient our 911 service is?