Vermont Business Magazine - #Giving Tuesday is a national movement created to inspire people to take collaborative action to give back to the charities and causes they support, and takes place on the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year #Giving Tuesday falls on November 29. Please join Rutland Regional Medical Center in this giving initiative, as we are raising money to purchase 25 new advanced technology defibrillators.
More than 500,000 children and adults in the United States die each year due to cardiac arrest. According to the American Heart Association, “A victim’s chance of surviving drops by seven to ten percent for every minute a normal heartbeat isn’t restored. The most effective therapies during resuscitation are technically proficient CPR and rapid defibrillation.” A Defibrillator can stop sudden cardiac arrest.
A defibrillator is used to treat cardiac arrest by delivering an electric shock through the chest to the heart. If not treated within minutes, a cardiac arrest can quickly lead to death. The new defibrillators are equipped with CO2 monitoring, which provides vital information quickly about the heart and lungs to the attending medical staff. An equipment upgrade, like the purchase of the defibrillators, enables Rutland Regional Medical Center staff access to the many benefits of innovative technology, which in turn, benefits our patients.
Cardiac Arrest can happen anywhere and can change your life in an instant. In fact, Rutland Regional Medical Center has a moving testimonial from a patient, Tom Skelly, whose life was saved by CPR and an Automated External Defibrillator at one of our clinics.
Visit this link to hear his story:
http://www.rrmc.org/about/patient-stories/#Tom-&-Charline-Skelly
Your donation, no matter how large or small will support the purchase of these critical life saving devices. Give back by joining the #Giving Tuesday Movement for Rutland Regional Medical Center on November 29. Click on the link below to give: