More defibrillator stations installed in Sonoma
CHASE HUNTER
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
March 30, 2024
Sonoma Valley Fire District and the just1mike Foundation have partnered to spread access to AED machines across Sonoma’s parks, schools and churches
The Just1Mike Foundation and Sonoma Valley Fire District have installed five additional automated external defibrillators in 024 to bolster access to emergency cardiac care across Sonoma’s public spaces.
The latest addition of two machines at Sonoma Plaza and two at Maxwell Park and one at St. Leo’s Catholic Church are part of a years long effort by the Just1Mike Foundation to spread access to the lifesaving machines in Sonoma.
These “state-of-the-art” automated external defibrillators provide visual and voice queues for bystander use.
“Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time,” said president of the Just1Mike Foundation Kristy Brindley in a press release. “Our country loses 356,000 lives each year to (sudden cardiac arrest) with up to 23,000 of those being children. It is essential to have AEDs where we live, work and play.”
The city of Sonoma now boasts 11 AED machines across Sonoma Plaza, Maxwell Park, Depot Park St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Sonoma Valley High School Sports Complex, Sonoma Splash Aquatic Center and Sonoma Valley Little League Fields.
An AED machine at Sonoma Valley High School Sports Complex was used on June 15, 2022, when a Mikey Serbicki, 16, suffered a cardiac arrest while playing basketball. His three friends utilized the AED nearby and saved his life.
Sonoma Valley Fire Battalion Chief Brian Cyr said immediate use of AEDs during a cardiac arrest drastically increases the likelihood of survival for victims. The chance of surviving cardiac arrest decrease by 10% each minute without the use of an AED, according to the Just1Mike Foundation.
“AEDs are a critical part of the cardiac chain of survival and the only way to restart the heart of someone in sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital,” Cyr said. “It is our hope to place as many publicly accessible AEDs in the Sonoma Valley as possible. I would like to see one anywhere people congregate.”
Contact Staff Writer Chase Hunter at [email protected].
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
March 30, 2024
Sonoma Valley Fire District and the just1mike Foundation have partnered to spread access to AED machines across Sonoma’s parks, schools and churches
The Just1Mike Foundation and Sonoma Valley Fire District have installed five additional automated external defibrillators in 024 to bolster access to emergency cardiac care across Sonoma’s public spaces.
The latest addition of two machines at Sonoma Plaza and two at Maxwell Park and one at St. Leo’s Catholic Church are part of a years long effort by the Just1Mike Foundation to spread access to the lifesaving machines in Sonoma.
These “state-of-the-art” automated external defibrillators provide visual and voice queues for bystander use.
“Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time,” said president of the Just1Mike Foundation Kristy Brindley in a press release. “Our country loses 356,000 lives each year to (sudden cardiac arrest) with up to 23,000 of those being children. It is essential to have AEDs where we live, work and play.”
The city of Sonoma now boasts 11 AED machines across Sonoma Plaza, Maxwell Park, Depot Park St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Sonoma Valley High School Sports Complex, Sonoma Splash Aquatic Center and Sonoma Valley Little League Fields.
An AED machine at Sonoma Valley High School Sports Complex was used on June 15, 2022, when a Mikey Serbicki, 16, suffered a cardiac arrest while playing basketball. His three friends utilized the AED nearby and saved his life.
Sonoma Valley Fire Battalion Chief Brian Cyr said immediate use of AEDs during a cardiac arrest drastically increases the likelihood of survival for victims. The chance of surviving cardiac arrest decrease by 10% each minute without the use of an AED, according to the Just1Mike Foundation.
“AEDs are a critical part of the cardiac chain of survival and the only way to restart the heart of someone in sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital,” Cyr said. “It is our hope to place as many publicly accessible AEDs in the Sonoma Valley as possible. I would like to see one anywhere people congregate.”
Contact Staff Writer Chase Hunter at [email protected].
