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Gratiot County approves $17,524.42 to equip patrol cars with AEDs
Summary
The Gratiot County Board approved $17,524.42 to buy eight AED units and related medical gear so each marked patrol car and the jail will carry a defibrillator; the purchase requires a budget amendment and deputies will maintain and train on the devices.
The Gratiot County Board of Commissioners voted to fund the purchase of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and associated medical equipment for county patrol cars and the jail, approving $17,524.42 by roll call on the motion of Commissioner Jan, supported by Commissioner George.
Deputy Tannis, the county’s CPR and basic life-support instructor, told the board deputies need AEDs in every marked patrol car after recounting a Veterans Day medical emergency in which deputies arrived and used an AED before the ambulance service…
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