Editor’s Note: The Autauga County Fire Fighters Association will be distributing these devices and providing agency heads with use training on the devices this evening, Thursday, 22 April, at 7 p.m. at its monthly meeting in the Jones Community of Autauga County.
FROM THE AUTAUGA COUNTY COMMISSION
KRISTI PIEPER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Autauga County, AL – When it comes to saving lives and giving CPR, Autauga County is going mechanical. As part of its continuous efforts to ensure the health and safety of their residents, the Autauga County Commission recently purchased twelve Defibtech Lifeline Arm Mechanical Chest Compression Devices to be to be placed in each of the ten volunteer fire departments in Autauga County and the Autauga County Jail.
Jay Thompson, Chairman of the Autauga County Commission, emphasizes that the Lifeline ARM is an automated solution for providing victims of sudden cardiac arrest high-quality and continuous CPR when it is needed most.
“This equipment is a game changer for our residents in Autauga County and will improve the survival rates of our residents suffering health emergencies. The beauty of this machine is that it doesn’t get tired, so it compresses the chest at the same rate and with the same force, time after time after time, when consistency and endurance matter most,” said Thompson.
The Autauga County Commission presented the equipment to Sergeant Scott Ninesling, President of the Autauga County Fire Fighters Association, following the April 20th Autauga County Commission Meeting. The Lifeline Arm equipment will be distributed throughout Autauga County immediately.
“This equipment is a game changer for our residents when seconds count and consistency is critical,” said Ninesling. “It is also safer for our EMT’s and paramedics who are often performing chest compressions in the back of an ambulance traveling to a hospital. There will no longer be a need to perform these compressions standing and unrestrained in a speeding vehicle.”
Autauga County purchased the Lifeline ARM equipment with federal CARES ACT money distributed through the State of Alabama for Local Government.
“The goal of the Autauga County Commission is to increase the survival rates of our residents in a way that enables them to leave the hospital ready to lead a normal or near-normal life,” Thompson said.
