Sgt. Scott Simon from Nevada Highway Patrol made law enforcement AEDs a priority and was able to outfit 210 of his patrol vehicles with automated external defibrillators. Learn how Sgt. Simon found the funds, fought the budgetary battles, and saw the AED initiative through. Take 60 minutes to learn best practices that you won’t want to miss. Scott will be joined by Maureen O’Connor, EMT and Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Program Manager for San Diego Project Heart Beat. Maureen will share details on how law enforcement played a unique role in helping San Diego to become one of the most heartsafe cities in the country.

“AEDs: How to find the money and save lives”
October 13, 2010
Start time: 1 p.m. ET
Duration: 1 hour
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You’ll hear from these experts:

• Sgt. Scott A. Simon, Nevada Highway Patrol, Las Vegas. Sgt. Simon has been a Nevada State Trooper for 23 years and worked as a PIO for Nevada Highway Patrol. He is also the president of Nevada Project Heartbeat. Sgt. Simon was integrally involved with the research, funding, selection, and deployment of the Nevada Highway Patrol AED program. Nevada Highway Patrol currently has 210 vehicles outfitted with AEDs and is working to outfit the entire fleet of 391 vehicles. Sgt. Simon is also an EMT and oversees CPR/AED training for officers in the patrol..
• Maureen O’Connor, Emergency Medical Technician, Program Manager – Public Access Defibrillation (PAD), San Diego Project Heart Beat (SDPHB). Maureen O’Connor has been in the field of emergency services for eighteen years. She has been involved in the San Diego Project Heart Beat (SDPHB) Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Program since 2001 and currently acts as the SDPHB Program Manager. SDPHB is one of our nation’s first and most successful defibrillation programs, saving 76 lives (and families) to date. SDPHB received the 2009 Heart Safe Community Award PAD Program, Large Community from the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association’s 2009 SCAA Public Service Award.

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