Essex-Windsor EMS loaning out AEDs

Essex-Windsor EMS are now loaning out free AEDs for your events and gatherings.

If you are in need of an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator), Essex-Windsor EMS can now help you out.

The EMS launched the initiative, allowing life-saving AEDs to be lent to event organizers and varying events in Windsor-Essex.

It is recommended to utilize the free loaners for events like weddings, fundraisers, weekend sports tournaments, or big family gatherings.

Every minute counts when it comes to cardiac events.

“If you apply a defibrillator to someone’s chest in the first 60 seconds of a cardiac arrest, their chances of surviving increase by 90 per cent,” said Dave Thibodeau with Essex-Windsor EMS.

“With every minute that passes after that, the chances decrease by 10 per cent.”

AEDs allow anyone, regardless of if you have medical training, to restart the heart of all ages who have gone into cardiac arrest. The devices have easy to follow instructions. That includes audio and flash word instructions, allowing the hearing impaired to also spring into action.

The kit comes in a backpack, allowing them to be easily moved. A naloxone kit and first-aid kit are included as well.

If you have an event that needs an AED, you can get one here.