Menahga Senior Center receives new AED

AED Group.jpg — At the Menahga senior center, community members Calvin Johnson, left, Faye Kumara, Kathy Ronning and Annamae Holzworth received training on using an AED. Marcia Cole (not pictured) also completed the training. Contributed / Tri-County Health Care, 2021

By Staff reports

October 13, 2021 at 8:28 AM

The Menahga Senior Center purchased an AED (automated external defibrillator) and five community members received training on the lifesaving piece of equipment with the help of a grant.

The grant totaled $1,300 through the Tri-County Health Care Foundation.

“Having an AED at local senior centers, schools, and other facilities gives them the resources they need to provide care until help arrives. We wanted to make sure this tool was available and at the ready in the Senior Center,” said Ryan Damlo, Foundation Executive Director.

Every spring and fall, the foundation receives requests from local non-profit organizations for health-related funding.

For more information about the foundation and upcoming events, visit tchc.org/foundation .

An AED, or automated external defibrillator, is a lifesaving piece of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat cardiac arrythmias via a pulse of electricity. Contributed / Tri-County Health Care free

Menahga Senior Center receives new AED

Five community members also received training on the lifesaving piece of equipment.