A patient is loaded into the back of an ambulance by emergency medical workers outside Cobble Hill Health Center, Friday, April 17, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state survey identifying numerous New York facilities where multiple patients have died. Nineteen of the state's nursing homes have each had at least 20 deaths linked to the pandemic. Cobble Hill Health Center was listed as having 55 deaths. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Pioneering program to save lives during cardiac arrest coming to Cumberland County
"4-Minute City" program locates defibrillators in high risk areas
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Scott LaMar
Airdate: Thursday, February 10, 2022
Heart disease is still the number one killer in America. Sometimes, death comes quickly when a person suffers a heart attack or cardiac arrest.
A new, pioneering program to save time in reaching those in cardiac arrest and thus save lives is being implemented in Cumberland County.
It’s called the “4-Minute City” program and it’s goal is to locate Automated External Defibrillators (AES) in high-risk areas and get AEDs to the scene of an emergency sooner than first responders. It also is designed to connect to 911 Call Centers, public safety agencies and healthcare providers to increase the chances of survival.
Julie Walker, Executive Director of the Peyton Walker Foundation, which works to increase awareness and survival rates for Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and Nathan Harig with the Cumberland Goodwill EMS are on Thursday’s Smart Talk with more details.