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Missoula County Public Schools raising money to buy defibrillators – Missoula Education Foundation

February 11, 2010 /

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Missoula County Public Schools is raising money to buy defibrillators.

MCPS hopes to have enough money within a year to have at least one machine in each of its 21 schools and buildings. The schools have launched a campaign in February, which is “American Heart Month,” in an effort to gather donations from businesses and community members.

All funds will go to the purchase of Automatic External Defibrillators, portable electronic devices used to diagnose and treat potentially life-threatening heart issues such as cardiac arrest. The machines treat patients through defibrillation, or electrical therapy that allows a heart to re-establish an effective rhythm.

Donations for AEDs can be sent as cash or check to the Missoula Education Foundation http://www.missoulaeducationfoundation.org/ , a nonprofit group working with MCPS.

By AJ MAZZOLINI of the Missoulian