圣迭戈心脏守护项目25周年：全市布设逾1.1万台除颤器，挽救220多条生命
美国加利福尼亚州圣迭戈县圣迭戈市的圣迭戈心脏守护项目11月4日迎来25周年纪念，项目方与市消防救援部门、急救人员和心脏骤停幸存者共同庆祝这一里程碑。该项目创立于2001年，是全美较早推行公众除颤器普及的项目之一，目标是让普通市民在心脏骤停发生时能够迅速识别并施救。
25年来，项目已在圣迭戈地区布设1万1000多台自动体外除颤器，并通过项目参与者和布设点的使用记录，累计挽救了220多条生命。项目的缘起与一段家庭悲剧有关：1999年，卡伦·麦克埃利奥特的丈夫在丘拉维斯塔市一场10公里长跑冲线后心脏骤停不幸离世，她此后投身推动公众除颤器普及；项目长期负责人莫琳·奥康纳出席了纪念活动，圣迭戈消防救援局局长罗伯特·洛根及市急救服务供应商 Falck 的代表也到场致意。
心脏骤停发生后的最初几分钟是抢救的黄金窗口，现场除颤往往决定生死。项目方表示，未来将继续扩大除颤器覆盖面，并加强社区培训，让这张城市生命安全网越织越密。
（来源：Response Ready）
San Diego Project Heart Beat Marks 25 Years: More Than 11,000 AEDs Deployed, Over 220 Lives Saved
San Diego Project Heart Beat, in San Diego, San Diego County, California, marked its 25th anniversary on November 4, with the program, city firefighters, emergency medical professionals and sudden cardiac arrest survivors celebrating the milestone together. Established in 2001, the program is one of the nation's pioneering public access defibrillation programs, dedicated to helping ordinary residents recognize and respond to cardiac arrest.
Since 2001, the program has deployed more than 11,000 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) throughout the region and contributed to more than 220 reported lives saved through its managed program participants and AED placements. The program grew out of a family tragedy: in 1999, Karen McElliott's husband Ron collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest after crossing the finish line of a 10K race in Chula Vista and did not survive; she became an advocate for public access to AEDs. Program manager Maureen O'Connor attended the celebration, along with San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Robert Logan and representatives of Falck, the city's emergency medical services provider.
The first minutes after a cardiac arrest are the golden window for resuscitation, and on-site defibrillation often decides survival. The program says it will continue expanding AED coverage and community training.
(Source: Response Ready)
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图片来源：图：公共场所设置的自动体外除颤器（AED）柜机。DiogoBaptista 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A publicly accessible automated external defibrillator (AED) cabinet. By DiogoBaptista, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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