New Hampshire’s Heartsafe Communities grew in number this year to 22 cities and towns which have taken action to strengthen their chain of survival from cardiac arrest. A Heartsafe Community is one that has taken steps to develop and implement a lifesaving network by coordinating local resources to prevent sudden cardiac arrest from becoming sudden cardiac death.
With more lay-rescuers trained and ready to give CPR immediately, and with more automated external defibrillators (AED) placed in public places, as well as first responders equipped and ready to use AEDs when they arrive on the scene, we can double or even triple the survival rate from cardiac arrest. New Hampshire’s HeartSafe Communities now include Manchester, Derry, Milford, Lyme, Hampton, Chester, Concord, Goffstown, Henniker, Hudson, Keene, Lancaster, Lincoln, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Rochester, Swanzey, Walpole, Woodstock, Laconia, Bedford and Enfield NH.
A Community is designated "Heartsafe" by the NH Bureau of EMS and the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health. The community earns ‘heartbeat’ points for the number of CPR trained residents and AED placement. Training all students in CPR would be included in reaching the Community CPR points. Is your community ready to be "Heartsafe"?
http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/fstems/ems/defibrillators/heart_safe.html
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