A new outdoor year-round SaveStation automated external defibrillator (AED) has been installed at Bracebridge’s James W. Kerr Park.
Its purchase and installation are a result of generous donations from TC Energy, which contributed $3,500, and the Bracebridge Tennis Club, which contributed $500. The Town of Bracebridge contributed to the installation. It’s the third outdoor AED to be placed in Bracebridge.
Sudden cardiac arrests happen in Canada on average every 13 minutes. The good news is that there is over 75% survival rate when an AED is used within the first 10 minutes. For this reason, public-access AED’s that everyone can use is the difference to save a life.
The SaveStation at Kerr Park is installed on the outside of the Chalet in an outdoor cabinet.
It provides real-time feedback on the AED device, a climate-controlled cabinet, as well as alarm and photo control upon cabinet opening.
The AED is available to anyone, at any time, to be used in a cardiac arrest emergency.