BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office is receiving a $50,000 grant from Walbridge that will be used to purchase 22 Stryker Lifepak CR2 Automated External Defibrillators, or AEDs, for patrol cars and prisoner transport vehicles.
The sheriff’s office says the devices will “significantly expand access to early defibrillation throughout Calhoun County,” especially in rural and outlying areas where response times can be longer.
According to WMed Medical Control, Calhoun County averages approximately 250 cardiac arrest calls annually, with some outlying areas historically underserved. Dispatch now automatically sends law enforcement, along with fire and EMS, to cardiac arrest calls, recognizing that early defibrillation and immediate, hands-on CPR dramatically increase survival rates…