Georgia Transmission donates AEDs to Pine Lake Police Department
Georgia Transmission has donated three Automated External Defibrillators to the Pine Lake Police Department to commemorate National Heart Month and show their gratitude for their decade-long partnership. The post Georgia Transmission donates AEDs to Pine Lake Police Department appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Tucker-based Georgia Transmission has donated three lifesaving Automated External Defibrillator Units (AEDs) to the Pine Lake Police Department in commemoration of February’s National Heart Month.
According to a release from Georgia Transmission, the donation is also a gift of gratitude for a decade-long partnership.
Statistics from the Center for Disease Control reveal that heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States since 1950. Studies show that a person’s chance of survival drops by seven to 10 percent every minute a normal heartbeat is not restored, the release said.
An AED is a device that provides an electric shock to the heart to help restore a normal rhythm. Pine Lake police officers will now have these lifesaving devices in their patrol cars.
“Our officers are typically the first to arrive at an emergency,” said Pine Lake Police Chief Sarai Y’hudah-Green. “While they are trained to provide CPR, they are now even better equipped to save lives during medical emergencies in our community thanks to Georgia Transmission.”
Lee Swann, security coordinator for Georgia Transmission, is no stranger to responding to emergencies, the statement said. Swann retired from the DeKalb County Police Department after 25 years of service and has more than 3,100 hours of Georgia POST (Peace Officer’s Standards and Training) accredited training. He’s attended in-service training with the Pine Lake Police Department for 10 years.
“It was during a recent CPR/AED training that I discovered the police vehicles were not equipped with portable defibrillators,” Swann said. “Safety is our top priority at Georgia Transmission and one of our cooperative principles is concern for the community, so we wanted to express our gratitude to these first responders in a meaningful way.”
Georgia Transmission Corp., a not-for-profit cooperative owned by 38 Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), owns more than 5,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and more than 780 substations. These facilities deliver power to Georgia’s EMCs, providing electricity to more than 4.5 million Georgians.
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