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Putnam County is looking to replace 12 to 15 of its public access defibrillators to avoid aging defibrillators from failing during an emergency. EMS Chief Tommy Copeland said the public accessing the defibrillators early on provides a high probability of bringing someone back in cardiac arrest. “We’ve had some good saves with people that were working in a factory that ... Read More »

The Cookeville Fire Department wants to update its defibrillators. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said by next year, their current defibrillators will be obsolete. “This will make us more compatible with EMS, we work hand-in-hand with them on the medical calls and stuff,” Blair said. “This new equipment will be state of the art, it will be more comparable, comparable, and ... Read More »