OFPD pushes use of AEDs in retail and public locations at Rotary Club speech
On December 19, 2013 the Orland Park Rotary Club hosted an
Orland Fire Protection District presentation on Community CARE at Silver Lakes
Country Club. Approximately 30 members
of the Rotary Club were present to hear Battalion Chief Raymond Kay speak about
the districts program to save lives.
Community CARE is a program geared toward saving victims of Sudden
Cardiac Arrest (SCA).
Early CPR and use of an Automated External Defibrillator
(AED) are the key public components of the Community CARE program. State laws like the Colleen O'Sullivan Law,
which requires all indoor physical fitness facilities operated by any local
government to have an AED on premises, is complimentary with the Community CARE
program.
The program detailed how nearly 1,000 people each day in the
country experience SCA. While the
national average rate to save SCA victims is approximately 10%, the average
save rate in the Orland Fire District is approximately 46%.
The rate in the district is due in great part
to early CPR and AED use. Members also
had the opportunity to watch a CPR demonstration and to try CPR for themselves.
The Community CARE program is driven to work with community
service groups like the Rotary Club, and retail establishments, in order to share the message about SCA,
AEDs and how to sign up for FREE CPR classes.
To learn more about Community CARE go to the website at: www.Orlandfire.org
Pictured above is (left to right): Battalion Chief Kay of
the Orland Fire Protection District and John A. Bibeau, President of the Orland
Park Rotary Club
