A life-saving piece of equipment is now located at the Lunenburg Visitor Information Centre.
An automated external defibrillator was donated after EHS staff exceeded more than 200 volunteer hours in local events.
Board of Trade Vice President, Jamie Myra, says it’s good news for the community and the nearby campground.
“We’re basically a little bit out of the way from the downtown core and now we have an AED on site,” says Myra.
“If anything were to happen either on the campground area or the trails in behind, we have it here. We’re open a lot of hours in the summer and it will be accessible to the public. Hopefully we will never have to use it but in case something does happen, it is here for the people.”
A Lunenburg resident knows first hand how important an AED can be when needed.
The device helped save the life of Phillip Conrad in 2012 after he collapsed on the ice while playing hockey.
The 64 year-old Conrad says he’s thankful for the equipment.
“My heart stopped as a result of a piece of plaque that settled on an artery outside of my heart and cut off the blood supply to my heart,” says Conrad.
“My heart stopped and I was dead for between two and three minutes.”
Conrad says he’s witnessed two grandchildren be born and his youngest daughter get married since the AED brought him back to life.
He and his wife Vicki recommended the site for the AED because it’s a high traffic area for tourists and the public.
This is the 11th AED donated province-wide this month and the only one donated, so far, in the South Shore.
Reported by: Nick Yorston
Twitter: @NickYorston
E-mail: yorston.nick@radioabl.ca
