[foodcritic]

Looking for comments, pro or con about this new craze going around TV

[billethkid]

how about enlightening some of us about what the "new craze" is supposed to be?
Then I can comment.

[BarryRX]

new craze....saving lives.

[mrsanborn]

If you want to call it a "craze", it's a darn good one. People in your neighborhood ban together, train together and donate enough money to purchase, install and maintain the AED. Then there are the neighbors who have volunteered to respond to a call from the 911 center. These neighbors will give what assistance is needed until the emergency responders arrive. We are trained and certified in CPR and trained to use the AED. This "craze" could save your life if you were to go into sudden cardiac arrest. When you think of the size of The Villages, the placement of the emergency responders and the road system we have you will appreciate the response time of your neighborhood volunteers. To save one life makes the whole venture worthwhile.

[Matzy]

DEFIBRILLATORS, (AED's) usually located at Regional Recreation Centers, too.

[gomoho]

I feel very lucky to have someone in my neighborhood take the bull by the horns and get this in place. I also am amazed at the number of neighbors that chose not to participate but will still benefit if a 911 call comes from their home. There is an AED on the house directly across the street from me and I am comforted by this. I can't recall the statistics (go figure) of surviving a heart attack in TVs because of these AEDs but the numbers are impressive. Not a craze, probably a poor choice of words by the OP, but a life saving device. It's the real deal.

[swimdawg]

Originally Posted by mrsanborn

If you want to call it a "craze", it's a darn good one. People in your neighborhood ban together, train together and donate enough money to purchase, install and maintain the AED. Then there are the neighbors who have volunteered to respond to a call from the 911 center. These neighbors will give what assistance is needed until the emergency responders arrive. We are trained and certified in CPR and trained to use the AED. This "craze" could save your life if you were to go into sudden cardiac arrest. When you think of the size of The Villages, the placement of the emergency responders and the road system we have you will appreciate the response time of your neighborhood volunteers. To save one life makes the whole venture worthwhile.

I totally agree with you, my former neighbor from up north.....and my neighbor in down south.

I was recently asked to donate for an AED for our cul-de-sac in St. James. I was so happy to send that check. If it can save ONE life, it will be so worth it.

Thanks to those who volunteered & trained for this wonderful "craze"!!! I am very grateful!

[Lark7]

I concur with the benefit of the AED's. Hope that I never need one but, then again, it is just not about me - it is about our community.

[missypie]

You think this is a craze???? Really?????

Please educate yourself first.

I am so thankful to my neighbors that are taking the classes and taking this so seriously.. Thank you and God Bless.

[jane032657]

Our AED Program in The Villages is nationally known, recognized and looked at as a model program. We are on the leading edge of health response with this program and many others. Nothing is perfect but the neighborhood AED Program is a responsible response to saving a life when time is of the essence. There are over 110 AED groups in The Villages I believe. Thank heavens for Gail Lazenby who does the training. His eminent retirement will have a community impact. Our community raised $24,000 in about 8 months and is up and running with lots of volunteer responders. Bless all those who saw the value in a proactive manner rather than after a sad loss.

[Cedwards38]

We got them in my neighborhood (Sanibel) and if it saves one life, it's worth every penny.

[Happydaz]

AED's are a life saver! What a wonderful program for the Villages. People here stand a much better chance of survival than any other place I know of, except maybe being in a doctor's office or a hospital when you have a heart attack. That is not a "Wild and crazy idea!"

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by Happydaz

AED's are a life saver! What a wonderful program for the Villages. People here stand a much better chance of survival than any other place I know of, except maybe being in a doctor's office or a hospital when you have a heart attack. That is not a "Wild and crazy idea!"

I think the figure given at our training was that you have a six times better chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest in a neighborhood in TV with an AED than anywhere without one.

[billethkid]

let's start with a little clarity with definition:

craze (kreɪz)
n
1. a short-lived current fashion
2. a wild or exaggerated enthusiasm: a craze for chestnuts.
3. (Psychiatry) mental disturbance; insanity
vb
4. (Psychiatry) to make or become mad
5. (Ceramics) ceramics metallurgy to develop or cause to develop a fine network of cracks
6. (tr) Brit to break
7. (tr) to weaken

Conclusion? Poor choice of term/word/whatever.

We did our neighborhood 10 years ago. My wife is one of the neighborhood responders. We have a couple of neighbors who would not be here if it were not for our neighborhood decision (a no brainer actually!!).

We have 3 units on neighbors homes who volunteered their location.

The least insurance expenditure you will put out for such a life saving return.

Not sure what the intent of the OP was/is??

[pooh]

We've had our neighborhood AED's for about 5 years....so not really a new craze. There are two on our street...one is located on my house. Just recently all our responders have been recertified in CPR and AED use.

We do have a wonderful response here by paramedics, but every second counts when one has gone into cardiac arrest. It's comforting to know that friends and neighbors are willing to furnish funds and time for training to help me and me, them, should the need arise.