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Defibrillator campaign is catching on in Windsor-Essex
By Mark Ribble A local call for awareness of Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) units is catching on with the public and Essex-Windsor EMS would like to see it further developed in the region. According to Essex-Windsor EMS Paramedic Dave Thibodeau, they’ve mapped out about 1,100 AEDs throughout the region, but he believes there are about 2,000 such units across the city and county — in various clubs, businesses and recreational buildings. The units are considered lifesavers when it comes to cardiac arrest. Thibodeau is travelling the county, talking to companies and organizations about the importance of having an AED on site and they are also exploring outdoor public AEDs in vital areas of the city and county. Meanwhile, an app
called PulsePoint has been developed to map each unit so that in an emergency, a bystander can locate the closest AED unit and take immediate action while waiting for the arrival of EMS. The average time for EMS response is between eight and 12 minutes and Thibodeau says that someone starting CPR and administering the AED immediately can reduce the rate of death considerably for a cardiac patient. Essex-Windsor EMS Chief Justin Lammers is supportive of Thibodeau’s quest to bring awareness to the AED program. “It’s in our mission statement to do what Dave’s doing,” said Lammers. “No matter how efficient we get as EMS, we’re looking at 8-12 minutes on a good day. It’s the bystanders we need to engage.” Lammers says the com-
munity has really stepped up and a recent contest for mapping as many AED units as possible on the PulsePoint app provided lots of community involvement. One of the companies who has stepped up to help is Windsor-based Centerline Group. They’ve recently replaced all of their AED units and graciously donated their older units to various not-for-profits around Windsor-Essex. The Canadian Transportation Museum at Heritage Village, along with Cedarwin Camp, and the Leamington Community Hope Centre each benefited from Centerline’s generosity. The three Knights of Columbus Councils in southern Essex County have also partnered to purchase a new AED unit for the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary. SEE DEFIBRILLATORS Continued on Page 2
Essex-Windsor EMS Paramedic Dave Thibodeau demonstrates proper chest compression methods on a CPR dummy at the Leamington Community Hope Centre on Tuesday, January 28. The demonstration was part of an AED instructional session for staff at the Hope Centre. SUN photo
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Three Knights of Columbus councils came together on January 27 to pay for the cost of an AED unit for the Jack Miner Learning Centre. St. Anthony’s Council 13797, St. Michael’s Council 4501 and Kingsville Council 8233. From left are Tom Bosse (Kingsville K of C Grand Knight), Luis Sardinha (St. Michael’s K of C Deputy Grand Knight), Deacon Anthony Rebkowec (Kingsville K of C), Michel Nourha (St. Anthony’s K of C Grand Knight), Herman DeGoey (St. Michael’s K of C), Bechara Daher (St. Anthony’s K of C), George Hric (Kingsville K of C), Bob Phaneuf (Kingsville K of C), Jamie Wiper (St. Michael’s K of C), Lisa das Neves (Paramedic, Essex-Windsor EMS), Nick Jovanovic (Essex-Windsor EMS District Chief), Richard Laporte (Kingsville K of C), Matthew Olewski (Executive Director, Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation).