12004 Caesars Grant

2004 CAESARS FOUNDATION
OF FLOYD COUNTY

LTVFD is proud to have received a Fall 2004 Caesars
Foundation of Floyd County grant award.
This grant proposal was submitted to fund the Lafayette
Township Volunteer Fire Department
2004 AED (Automatic Electronic Defibrillator) Technology
Project.

PROPOSAL OVERVIEW:
The focus of the Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire
Department 2004 AED Technology Project is purchase
technologically current cardiac care and computer
equipment for in-field use, addressing the number one
cause of death in the United States today: Sudden Cardiac
Arrest(SCA).

PROJECT SCOPE:
This program will directly affect our ability to treat cardiac
patients by using biphasic defibrillator units, recommended
by the American Heart Association Guidelines 2000 for
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac
Care: International Consensus on Science Standard
Protocols as statistically superior in treating SCA events, as
well as instituting computer technology for real-time
communication between units in the field. The citizens of
Lafayette Township and Floyd County will benefit from
this new technology as the ability to use advanced AED and
real-time communications saves time, ultimately saving lives.

PROJECT BUDGET:
$15,638.00. Caesars Foundation of Floyd County has
generously funded this project proposal.