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Working Together to Save Lives

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working with Arrhythmia Alliance to help save lives in Story County. It is our hope that the

community will support this endeavor so that working together we can make the entire Story

County community HeartSafe.”

Arrhythmia Alliance

has extended its work in Bluffton, partnering with the Bluff-

ton Township Fire District, Bluffton Police Department, and Beaufort County EMS to

launch phase two of the Arrhythmia Alliance – Defibs Save Lives Campaign.

Together, the goal is to become the first

HEARTSafe

community in South Caro-

lina. To achieve this status, work includes training 1,600 community members in CPR

and AED familiarization, establishing and funding a public access defibrillation pro-

gram, and working toward a culture of excellence by continually self-evaluating to in-

crease the survivability rate for the residents of Bluffton.

Join Us In Making A Difference and Help to Save Lives from

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Arrhythmia Alliance

is proud to have worked so closely and successfully with police

departments to place life-saving AEDs in their vehicles. Often, police are the first respond-

ers to someone who is suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. At that moment, time taken to

get the heart back into normal sinus rhythm is critical, only the use of a defibrillator can

do this – CPR alone will save less than 10% of victims, use of an AED can increase their

Call us

843-415-1886

or contact us at

To support the

Defibs Save Lives

campaign we have a range of

educational resources on arrhythmias, sudden cardiac arrest and

how to make your community HeartSafe, plus a range of fund-

raising ideas and specific AED packages designed to meet the

needs of your Community’s donations.

HOW YOU CAN PARTNER WITH ARRHYTHMIA

ALLIANCE TO MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY HEARTSAFE

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