Help buy a defibrillator for Negril Emergency Service

[Nurse Marcia]

Good questions Jitterbug.

In emergency situations, familiarity with the AED will be important. There will be training programs once the AED is delivered, with ongoing practice opportunities thereafter. We chose to include training pads so every first responder can practice until they are comfortable and as often as needed to remain comfortable. In addition, this model is the easiest to use, in my experience, with spoken instructions for every step, that begin as soon as it is turned on.

I am not in a position to comment on your statement regarding the availability of the ambulance. I have no first hand knowledge of that.

Having an AED on board the ambulance and the availability of the ambulance at any given time are 2 separate issues.