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PUTNAM — Putnam has been designated a HEARTSafe community by tThe Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), in collaboration with the American Heart Association.
“The HEARTSafe Communities program is designed to increase the awareness of the signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac events by ordinary citizens,” said DPH Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen. “Putnam has demonstrated its commitment toward ensuring that its residents and visitors receive the early lifesaving response proven to increase the chances of survival for heart attack victims.”
DPH began the HEARTSafe Communities program to foster community environments that improve the survival odds for people suffering sudden cardiac events, such as cardiac arrests or heart attacks. The key to the program has been dubbed by the American Heart Association as the Chain of Survival. The Chain of Survival has four vital links: early access to emergency care; early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); early defibrillation and early advanced care.
Mayor Peter Place said, “It is a great honor to receive the designation of being a HEARTSafe Community. This is truly a recognition of the businesses and individuals who have committed to the CPR training and placement of AEDs throughout the community to improve the chances of survival for heart attack victims.”
A HEARTSafe Community promotes and supports: CPR training in the community; public access to defibrillation through strategic placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use by public safety professionals and other trained community members; and early advanced care.
Putnam met the program requirements for public placement of AEDs, trained community residents, and equipped staffed and trained emergency responders. In addition, Putnam is planning on continuing to provide community CPR training programs and maintaining the certifications of existing personnel.
Putnam will be provided ten HEARTSafe road signs to advertise the accomplishment.