Denver PAD Program Takes OffJul 14, 2010Promising to make it one of the largest U.S. public access defibrillation programs, the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter launched Save A Life Denver on Monday to boost sudden cardiac arrest survival rates there. The chapter, Denver Health, and Philips Healthcare are partners in the three-year program, which offers 1,000 AEDs at low or no cost to high-use businesses and promises to train 10,000 people annually in CPR and AED use. "Save A Life Denver is a unique and worthwhile effort that aims to make AEDs as accessible as fire extinguishers in high-use public buildings," said Charley Shimanski, regional CEO of the American Red Cross. "We expect Save A Life Denver to become a benchmark for future public access defibrillation programs." The program will distribute Philips HeartStart FRx defibrillators. "Philips is proud to partner with Save A Life Denver to increase access to AEDs that may help save lives. Based on the number of AEDs placed in the community alone, Save A Life Denver will become one of the largest programs of its kind," said Kevin Maguire, general manager of the HeartStart Automated External Defibrillator business for Philips Healthcare. |