By Northern Kentucky Tribune
In just 48 hours, a community-driven public safety initiative proved its lifesaving power. On November 15, 2024, Alexandria Police Officer Whitney Buerger used a newly installed Avive Connect AED from her police cruiser to revive a man in sudden cardiac arrest just two days after the devices were deployed across Northern Kentucky law enforcement agencies.
An AED is an “automated external defibrillator.”
The rescue marked the first save from a project launched by the Rotary Clubs of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, in partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare and The Christ Hospital Health Network, to equip every regional police cruiser with an Avive AED.
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