St. Lucie County, Fla. (CBS12) — Deputies in St. Lucie County now have a new life-saving tool with them on patrol: automated external defibrillators, better known as AEDs.
The Sheriff’s Office recently added nearly 90 of the devices to patrol cars and school resource deputies, with a goal of eventually outfitting every deputy countywide. The move aims to give deputies the ability to begin critical care during a cardiac emergency, often before fire rescue arrives.
Sheriff Richard Del Toro says the decision came after recognizing how frequently deputies arrive first to medical calls…