Winneshiek County Emergency Preparedness Coalition donates an AED to the Winneshiek County Extension Office

Pictured L to R: Winneshiek County Youth Coordinator Angie Sperfslage, Winneshiek Medical Center Ambulance Manager Steve Vanden Brink, Winneshiek County Extension Office Manager Francesca Reyes and Extension Office Assistant Beth Holthaus

The Winneshiek County Emergency Preparedness Coalition has donated an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to the Winneshiek County Extension Office.  Winneshiek Medical Center Amblulance Director Steve Vanden Brink, the co-chair of the Winneshiek County Emergency Preparedness Coalition, presented the defibrillator to the Winneshiek Extension staff and provided training on how to use the unit.

The compatibility of the defibrillator with equipment on the ambulance saves crucial time in life and death situations.