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Battalion Chief Michael Schwartz, who created the PAD program for North Lake Tahoe.
Battalion Chief Michael Schwartz, who created the PAD program for North Lake Tahoe.
Joe Farrell, who was revived from cardiac arrest by an AED
Joe Farrell, who was revived from cardiac arrest by an AED

Community Service: Creating Public Access to Defibrillation Programs

Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The survival rate for witnessed, out-of-hospital, sudden cardiac arrest is approximately 5 percent in most communities. But in communities with public access defibrillation (PAD) programs, the survival rate can rise to...

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