AEDs Donated To State Police Post In Paw Paw

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A donation of six automated external defibrillators, or AEDS, has been made to the Michigan State Police post in Paw Paw. MSP Public Information Officer DuWayne Robinson tells WSJM News the AEDs were donated through the Kalamazoo Mortgage Hero Salute initiative. Troopers are trained in how to use them and keep them in their vehicles.

“They are trained initially on how to use AEDS when they go through recruit school in Lansing, and then they are trained annually as long as they’re a member of the department,” Robinson said.

Robinson said he has used an AED on someone experiencing cardiac arrest twice in his career.

“In my 23 years o9f being in the agency, we have had access to AEDS. We will continue to use them. They are proven to be great resources when we are, most of the time, the first to respond to a medical emergency.”

During cardiac arrest, an AED is commonly used to help restore a normal rhythm by sending an electrical pulse to the heart. The devices usually cost more than $1,000.