Area law enforcement fishing for AEDs

BUFFALO, Minn. 09/05/2007--Local law enforcement will soon have new Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in their squad cars that meet the American Heart Association's (AHA) recently updated CPR guidelines. The current defibrillators were placed by the Heart Safe Communities program in 1999 and no longer meet the AHA guidelines. To fund the upgrade of these live saving devices, Buffalo Hospital Foundation is hosting a Fishing Tournament on Saturday, September 22, 2007. The tournament is multi-species, catch & release—Walleye, Bass & Northern held on Buffalo Lake along Highway 25 & 2nd Avenue South in Buffalo. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. and the tournament runs from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon with the weigh in slated for 12:30 complete with lunch. To register, learn about sponsorship opportunities or simply make a donation to these life saving devices, call the Buffalo Hospital Foundation at 763-684-6800.

"The defibrillators in our squads have enabled us to respond rapidly in SCA emergencies, and the new defibrillators will help us continue to save lives,” says Gary Miller, Wright County Sheriff. “In addition, they are very simple to upgrade, and have some new features including an infant setting ensuring our community is even more heart safe."

To date, the Heart Safe Communities Program has placed more than 150 AEDs throughout Wright County and surrounding communities. For more information about the fishing tournament or about Heart Safe Communities, please call Buffalo Hospital Foundation at 763-684-6800 or visit www.buffalohospital.org.