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08/06/09
The Annapolis Fire Department recently installed new, state-of-the-art defibrillators in ambulances and other rescue units, which will provide quicker and more thorough care for heart-attack victims and increase their chance for survival. 
Joshua McKerrow - The Capital
Annapolis firefighters Dave Dushkin, left, and Jeff Davis, right, demonstrate the use of the new LifePak 15 defibrillator/monitor, with fellow firefighter Rob O'Connor posing as a patient. The new units will be able to wirelessly transmit patient data to the hospital.Find Us On Facebook
The LifePak 15 units, which cost about $30,000 each, are chock-full of diagnostic and communications features. "They were sitting on a pad in the warehouse, wrapped up with our name on them, awaiting FDA approval," Lt. Aaron Edwards said during a show-and-tell at the department's Taylor Avenue station yesterday. That Food and Drug Administration approval came in March and...
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