Presentation - Heart Ready City Mr. Jeffrey Walker, Atlanta Mission Lifeline Director, American Heart Association and Mr. Dennis Westover, Director of Operations, Metro Ambulance present Heart Ready Award to the City of Marietta. The American Heart Association presents Heart Ready Awards to counties, cities and community partners who are leading the way to save lives through Automated External Defibrillator (AED) programs. An AED is a small, portable device that can send an electric shock to the heart and restore a patient’s heart rhythm to normal levels before emergency crews arrive on the scene. It’s a crucial part of the “Chain of Survival,” which is a four step process designed to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Those steps include calling 9-1-1, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), administering early defibrillation with and AED and getting victims early advance care.

Committee

CITY COUNCIL

Introduced

June 14, 2012

Passed

July 11, 2012