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Officer Michael Parness demonstrates 16 Avive AEDs for Lower Saucon parks, vehicles and buildings
Summary
Lower Saucon Township will deploy 16 Avive automated external defibrillators to five parks, police vehicles and municipal buildings. Officer Michael Parness demonstrated device operation, described GPS/cellular/Wi‑Fi connectivity, QR-linked EKG transfer, bilingual prompts and installation plans including temperature‑controlled cabinets.
Officer Michael Parness of the Lower Saucon Township Police Department demonstrated 16 newly purchased Avive automated external defibrillators and detailed a rollout that will place units in five township parks, municipal buildings and police vehicles.
Parness said the first park placements will be Alderfer Park, Heckler Plains Park, Dan Roth Park, Reed Park and Raub Park and that the township plans to add power sources so each park can house an AED. "So far we have 16 of these," he said, noting additional units are expected as infrastructure expands.
He described the devices' connectivity and clinical features: GPS and cellular service let the AED call 911 and County Dispatch when activated and provide exact location; units also support Wi‑Fi. After an event, the device displays a QR code that "can be scanned by any first responder which will actually have a copy of the most recent EKG or ECG for emergency room personnel," Parness said. He added the units can deliver adult and child shocks and operate in English and Spanish.
During a brief demonstration, Parness walked through training‑mode operation, pad placement and the device's automated analysis and shock sequence. "They're very lightweight, they're about 1 to 2 lb. You're going to pull this pad pads right out," he said while showing pad removal and placement. He also explained the child mode: "If the patient is under 8 years old, you must press the child button on the top of the device."
The department will centrally monitor battery life, connectivity and GPS through a portal located at the police department to track device readiness. Units placed in parks will be housed inside temperature‑controlled cabinets; Parness said cameras may be mounted on those cabinets to capture anyone tampering with the equipment and that program administrators will receive activation notifications.
Parness said the initial rollout will begin shortly, with units issued to township police cars and township buildings. No formal vote or public action was recorded during the demonstration; the presentation served to inform the township and demonstrate the devices for staff and elected officials.
The township did not specify funding sources or a complete deployment schedule beyond the parks named and the plan to expand power sources so each park can host an AED.
