All schools in the KPR District will have defibrillators
The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Trustees have approved the installation of Automated External Defibrillators in all KPR schools by next year.
AEDs can be used to restart a person’s heart and are simple to use, providing voice or screen prompts to guide potential rescuers through the process.
According to Board Chairperson Steve Russell “AED devices are safe, easy to use and do not require training to be effective in the moment.”
There are currently 45 KPR schools that have at least one AED on site and the remaining schools will have AEDs installed in the coming year.
Written by Joseph Goden
