 | | | From left: Battalion Chief Jerry Lee, Jay Ingram, Ann Miller and Greg Eames Photo Sophie Braccini | | | | | | Automated External Defibrillators save lives. This is why the Town of Moraga would like to see AED devices installed anywhere a lot of people gather, such as at the Moraga Library where a defibrillator was installed Sept. 25. "We are extremely grateful to the Rescue One Foundation for buying this device," said Parks and Recreation Director Jay Ingram, who is in charge of public facilities. Police cars and paramedic vehicles are already outfitted with AEDs, and there is one at the Hacienda de las Flores. The Moraga-Orinda Fire District trained library personnel to use the device. "The machine tells you exactly what to do," said Ann Miller, Moraga's new children's librarian who feels empowered now that she knows how to use the AED. Dr. Eugene Gottfried, board member of the Rescue One Foundation, explained that with this machine people can start saving lives right now. "When a heart stops, seconds count," he said. Battalion Chief Jerry Lee added that recently a defibrillator was used with great success on an Orinda city employee who collapsed. Rescue One president Greg Reams said that the more money the foundation raises, the more units they will be able to gift to the cities of Moraga and Orinda.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA