He protects lives. An AED saved his. When one of Indiana’s Finest collapsed, a Powerheart® AED was there. CASE STUDYPolice first responders When a 911 call is placed, police officers are typically the first to arrive in situations of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), a condition that kills more than 325,000 people annually in the United States. After witnessing the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) some years ago, Lieutenant Regis Thimons, a detective at the St. Joseph County Police Department, mentioned the experience to a friend at a local hospital who told him he should contact HeartReach Michiana. The organization purchases and distributes AEDs as part of its non-profit mission. He did, and they responded with three units that first year. “Now we have about 80,”

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