AED's in Fremont Town Buildings

Fremont Town Buildings now host AED’s

The Board of Selectmen is pleased to announce that after months of work, AEDs have been installed at the Fremont Town Hall (both upper and lower meeting rooms), Safety Complex and Public Library.   Several Town employees including all of the Police staff, the majority of our Fire Rescue Staff and some of the Town Hall staff have been trained in their use.

Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the US and sudden cardiac arrest kills thousands of people annually.  AED and bystander CPR can save the lives of someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest.   Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.  If this happens, blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs.  SCA usually causes death if it's not treated within minutes.

Most people who have a SCA die from it—often within minutes.  Rapid treatment of SCA with a defibrillator can be lifesaving.  A defibrillator is a device that sends an electric shock to the heart to try to restore its normal rhythm.  Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can be used by bystanders to save the lives of people who are having SCA.  These portable devices can be found in public places, such as shopping malls, golf courses, businesses, airports, airplanes, casinos, convention centers, hotels, sports venues, and schools.  Now Fremont Town Buildings have them as well.

Additional Town employees and volunteers are being trained in their use.  These will be easy to access during meetings and other activities that may take place at the Town’s facilities.  At the Complex, it is located in the training room; and in the Library and Town Hall they are mounted immediately inside the front door.  Check it out the next time you visit one of these buildings.

If you have any questions about the units in the Town’s buildings, please contact Heidi Carlson at hcarlson@fremont.nh.gov 895 2226 x 301, or stop by the Town Hall.