Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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AED needed or not…
First time replying…I’m coordinator of Labelle South..156 homes, 3 AEDs, 20 responders, 2 alternates (alternates step in when active responder is unable to participate..vacation, surgery recovery etc)
We asked 100.00 per home 2 years ago in the hopes we could obtain at least 1; our neighborhood evidently saw the value in this program to the tune of 131 home contribution. The initial idea, per Fire house suggestion, was to have enough money to purchase, have pad and battery replacement and Ready alert money in the coffers for 4 years. Unless something major happens…theft etc..we should have enough money we will not have to “beg” our neighbors for nearly 8 years. This is potentially a program to help save a life of you as a villager and ANY one visiting your home..children, grandkids, renters, visitors etc. I personally believe that’s an extremely nominal amount for a more than decent possibility I/we can help save your life. I also personally believe if you are NOT interested in participating money wise to our or any other community our people will still ride to your rescue! Those who are responders are extremely passionate about this; we’ll be there for you and will step aside when EMS arrives |
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You may want to acquire a little knowledge of how the system works before speaking. All responders have to go through a training and certification process. There is a complete protocol of action steps. First folks go straight to home to start CPR, next folks bring AED, an next clear path and watch for EMS. You have six minutes where CPR must be started or you are brain damaged or worse. CPR keeps you alive until AED or EMS arrive. Boxes have simple combination locks in our area, easy to open but secured from theft. Our Village has about 12 boxes scattered throughout the neighborhood. Responders are dispatched via phone and Text by 911 operations only AFTER they have determined it is a Cardiac Arrest( your heart has stopped!). No AED alert goes out for Chest Pain or other Heart Attack symptoms, as the AED is not for Heart Attack, it is for Cardiac Arrest. Most certainly not alerted for anything else you mentioned unless that caused the persons heart to stop. Response time for first arrivals in our neighborhood is three minutes or less, and yes there have been successes. |
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Just attended the Resident Academy and the fire chief quoted those numbers. He is a big proponent of the AED program.
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CALL 911 FIRST! Not your neighbors. 911 will notify the neighborhood responders. Our neighborhood has four AEDs. We have had only one cardiac arrest and the FD actually got there first. We live just a mile from the FD, but they may be off on another call, so we need the AED program. It’s cheap insurance. |
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AEDS are only as good as the response time of a "captain". There are usually more than 1 in a neighborhood, I'd course. There is an AED in our neighborhood, but since those people who organized and collected the money for it have moved away several years ago, who knows who is in charge or if there are any volunteer "captains" around anymore or if the defibrillator is attached to that house anymore. We have had a lot of turnover in our neighborhood through the years, so I'm pretty sure everything fell by the wayside. Big waste of money in our situation.
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Support your neighbor AED program, the life you save may be your own
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In the Village of LaBelle North they have been used several times. A great asset to any Village. You won’t get a 100% response for donations (about 70-75% is average but everybody is helped whether they donate to the cause or not.
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Most people are as happy as they make up their mind to be. Abraham Lincoln |
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The AED Coordinators (i.e. the captains) started receiving statistics on the number of 911 calls made that involved a cardiac arrest about six months ago.
The numbers are very low....like in the area of a half dozen a month across the entire Villages (isn't that great!!!). The numbers aren't overwhelming. In fact in many of the months the 911 call doesn't involve always end up transporting anyone to the hospital ...isn't that great !!! Some people question why bother to help support an AED Group....well minutes count when you stop breathing....AED responders usually arrive on site 3 to 4 minutes before the EMTs do and begin applying CPR and the AED unit....that greatly reduces the potential of severe damage to the brain. We've had our AED units up for almost 2 years...they only time they come out of the boxes is when we run a drill and monthly when the batteries are checked. It's an expense I'm okay paying and not having to use....just like auto insurance or homeowners insurance |
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Sounds like this may be an opportunity for you to step up and get involved... call Bob Sjogren at Public Safety (352.674.2934) he'll be able to tell you if you have an active coordinator for the group you belong to, if there are any people trained in CPR and how you can get trained in CPR the life you save may be your own, your spouses, or even folks visiting you.... |
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Yes, and each trained volunteer has a key to the box. We have 5 boxes in our area of Sanibel. My husband is a volunteer. Every other Monday he gets a test alert from Sumter Co emergency to ensure the system is operational etc.
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So four times better than the national number, instead of just 1.5, like I remembered. Thanks for the correction. Too bad living here isn't improving my memory!
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Never had a heart attack or a stroke but I feel quite comforted that there is an AED available near me. Like insurance I hope never to need it, but glad to have it just in case. In our village we paid $50 each home, some time ago. Only once. The volunteers who can use it won’t take any payment.
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