Anyone who has been at Easton’s Clark Sports Complex in the north part of town lately will see four of them. With their red-colored signage and large size, these public access defibrillators (PAD) look like serious pieces of equipment, and they are.
Designed to save the lives of those experiencing cardiac emergencies, these stations allow anyone to assist the victim long before an EMS ambulance arrives on the scene, and in most cases, that is the time difference between living and dying after suffering a cardiac arrest.
What most people don’t know is that thanks to the Talbot Paramedic Foundation, over 240 PADs are now in operation in Talbot County. It is an extremely high level of coverage for a community of 35 o00. And in the last three years, at least 4 lives have been saved as a result.
This makes the Talbot Paramedic Foundation’s president, Wayne Dyott, very happy and proud that he and his fellow board members have had such a successful impact on their community, and they are not done yet.
The Spy visited with Wayne a few weeks ago to find out more.
This video is approximately four minutes in length. For more information about the Talbot Paramedic Foundation or make a donation please go here.
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