Save of Retired Police Officer Recognized through Gift of HeartSine AED to FOP Lodge #1 in Delaware

NEWTOWN, Pa. - Oct. 27, 2015 - PRLog -- To honor the recent save of a retired police officer with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), HeartSine Technologies has gifted a lifesaving samaritan® PAD 350P (SAM 350P) to the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #1 Delaware.

The Fraternal Order of Police is the world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than 325,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #1 Delaware represents officers from the Wilmington Police Department, Elsmere Bureau of Police, New Castle City Police Department, and the Newport Police Department.

During the recent Fraternal Order of Police National Conference in Pittsburg, PA, Cpl. Dennis Leahy of the Wilmington Police Department quickly came to the aid of Retired Police Officer Frank Buza of Montgomery County, PA who unexpectedly suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), a life-threatening condition in which the heart stops beating without warning. After receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and one shock from an on-site AED, Buza’s heart was restored to a normal rhythm.

“This incident is a prime example of the importance of access to AEDs in the community,” says Leahy. “If it weren’t for the immediate CPR performed and the on-site AED that administered the lifesaving shock, there is a very large likelihood that Buza would not have survived.”

The unit donated by HeartSine will be installed at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #1 in Wilmington, which hosts regular meetings that draw hundreds of law enforcement officers.

HeartSine’s Authorized Distributor, Tri-State Training and Safety Consulting, also has donated a SAM 350P to the Montgomery County, PA Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #14, which covers 47 police departments in Montgomery County. The AED will be used at all of the Lodge’s monthly meetings, special events, conferences, and conventions.

“Most people don’t realize how easy public access AEDs are to use and that they can increase a victim’s survival rate from 5% to 75% when used in conjunction with CPR,” says Pamela Alpin, Sales Manager at HeartSine Technologies. "That’s why it’s HeartSine’s mission to increase the number of AEDs that are accessible to the public.”

About SCA

Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, causing blood to stop flowing to the brain and other vital organs. SCA happens to people of all ages, including children, and is often fatal if not treated within minutes. CPR alone will not restart the heart, so the American Heart Association and ERC recommend CPR combined with early defibrillation (within three to five minutes) for the best outcome.

SCA claims more than seven million lives annually and occurs abruptly and without warning.

About HeartSine Technologies

HeartSine Technologies, a world leader in personal and public access defibrillators, advances the deployment of life-saving defibrillation therapy for the treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in non-traditional areas of care.

Designed for use in public areas, the company’s entire line of Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) products leverages its proprietary, clinically advanced SCOPE technology to optimize the administration of life-saving treatment.

The company’s flagship product line, the HeartSine samaritan PAD (Public Access Defibrillator), is IP56 rated for durability and exceptional reliability to meet the unique environmental demands of public use. Its industry-leading warranty and innovative battery/electrode Pad-Pak combine to give the samaritan PAD defibrillators the lowest total cost of ownership. HeartSine is active in over 70 countries worldwide in a wide range of environments, including commercial aircraft, military and shipping facilities, manufacturing plants, offices, schools and sports clubs.

HeartSine is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Newtown, Pennsylvania. To learn how a HeartSine AED can save lives, please visit www.heartsine.com and follow HeartSine on Facebook and Twitter.