Department Receives 11th AED

Representatives from Windstream and the American Red Cross presented the Dalton Police Department it's 11th Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on Monday.  The department currently has 2 AED's housed inside the deparment and another 8 inside patrol cars.  The department is the only law enforcement agency north of Atlanta to have AED's inside patrol cars. 

An AED is a device about the size of a laptop computer that analyzes the heart's rhythm for any abnormalities and, if necessary, directs the rescuer to deliver an electrical shock to the victim.  This shock, called defibrillation, may help the heart reestablish an effective rhythm of its own.

An Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Representatives from Windstream and the American Red Cross present the AED to Chief James Chadwick