When our Pastor decided he wanted an AED for the Parish, he spoke with
a couple our Cardiologist Parishioners, who donated for the purchase
of the AED. The responsibility does not stop at the purchase of an
AED. A purchase of an AED must also have a Medical Director Sponsor
and if you don't have one the company will supply one. I also went to
our local EMS Educator and became a CPR Instructor so that I can offer
classes to our parishioners. We have a Zoll AED on site and I listed
the website for your information. American Heart also has good
information. I will have to look for my resources for grants for the
purchase of an AED.

God's Blessings and Good Health,
Anna, RN
http://www.stjameshighland.org/Parish%20Nursing.htm

http://www.zoll.com/product.aspx?id=75
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000

--- In ParishNurse@yahoogroups.com, "dzmohr_msf" <dzmohr_msf@...> wrote:
>
> If you are thinking about an AED or (I saw some posts from last year),
> oxygen for your church I might be able to help. Most AEDs are still
> in the 1100-2200 dollar range but there are a couple models that are
> under 1000 now if you look around.
>
> There are also some being sold "reconditioned" that you need to stay
> away from, i.e. one brand has been globaly recalled and the company
> is no longer in business -- yet some of them are still being sold on
eBay.
>
> You should also make sure what you buy is already 2005 CPR Standard
> compliant or can be reprogramed in the field. A couple of the AED
> makers are making you buy new units or have your old units "updated"
> at a unreasonably high cost. If you already have an AED that you
> bought before March of this year it will need to be reprogramed, but
> there is not a huge time urgency on that. Many will not be doing it
> for nearly a year.
>
> I would be happy to provide guidance on what is good and what is not
> so good for any of the brands. After 30 years as a paramedic I have
> a couple preferences, but I am objective enough to know what I prefer
> is not the best for all applications and I promise I will look at YOUR
> needs to guide you.
>
> As for the oxygen question, someone said it is a perscription item,
> and that is generally true, but most states allow for "emergency
> oxygen" provision as a first aid measure. The primary difference is
> the non perscrition comes with a regulator that does not have the
> settings a regular oxygen regulator allows.
>
> The Heart Association, Red Cross, and Medic First Aid ( among others)
> offer add on modules to your CPR classes to teach you what you need to
> know.
>
>
>
>
> --- In ParishNurse@yahoogroups.com, Norma Underwood <casiday2000@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Our Health Ministry is in our church budget for $850 for the year.
> Any designated donations go into a special fund. We have received
> some donations this past year that went into the special fund. Our
> health ministry committee discussed it and decided this year that the
> special designated funds would be used to purchase an AED first and
> then we will use it for special purchases for the items used within
> the health ministry. We have other areas that are budgeted that will
> meet needs such as purchasing medications, food, etc. I am a
> volunteer parish nurse. The budget covers some of my continued
> education costs. God is so good! Norma U.
>