CarePoint Resources

There is a CPR Instructor Course Saturday, June 29th in Opelika. For those interested: https://carepointresources.enrollware.com/enroll?a=1&id=9117798

Randy Boone, owner of CarePoint Resources, knows the importance of AED's (Automated External Defibrillator) firsthand. An AED is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It’s a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyze the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.
Several years ago, while on a shift with the Opelika Fire Department (OFD), Boone received a text from his wife explaining that a performer at First Baptist Church of Opelika’s Vacation Bible School had gone into cardiac arrest. While Boone’s department was not the one that responded to the situation, by the time the emergency crew from OFD arrived on the scene, the performer was conscious, alert and even expressing the desire to not go to the hospital.
It was during the time that OFD was responding to the emergency call that two off-duty health care providers at the church began CPR and instructed a police officer to get the AED from inside the building. The device was on the individual within 60 seconds, according to Boone.
“Eight seconds after that shock was delivered, his heart started beating again in a normal, organized rhythm,” Boone said. “Essentially, exactly what we want an AED to do.”
The quick response and action from the medical professionals and police officer more than likely saved the performer’s life that day. And that is why CarePoint Resources provides its services.
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