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| City of Mesa AED Program |
Mesa Arizona is the third-largest city in Arizona and the nation’s 38th largest city. The City provides the advantages of a thriving metropolis while maintaining the feel of a suburban environment. Just 15 miles east of Phoenix, Mesa covers 128 square miles. In recognition of the growing trend to place AEDs, but also the trend of those same AEDs being placed in less than ideal areas and not being properly maintained, the City took action. With the leadership of the Fire Department, Jeff Zeiler (as CEO of Life Saving Solutions) was contracted to help the City create a true Public Access Defibrillation Program. The strategy was simple; help make sure that the AEDs in the City were used in an emergency. By providing tools to the AED placed by the City while also offering those same services for free to the public. The only requirement for the public was for them to register via the AED Program web page, a very simple and easy process. By helping the public maintain their AEDs while also promoting public awareness of the importance of bystander CPR, the City of Mesa and Life Saving Solutions will greatly impact the survival rate of those stricken by Sudden Cardiac Arrest. It is our goal to increase survival rate from 3% to 10% by 2010. |
