Enviva partnered with a nurse and small business owner to donate automated external defibrillators to several church leaders within Northampton County and Virginia.
Dawn Daly-Mack of Double D Health & Safety recently identified a need for proper equipment and training in the case of an emergency at churches in her local community.
Specifically, Daly-Mack was seeking to develop a program where four members of each of the five area churches could be trained in the use of CPR and AED usage.
“Heart disease is the number one killer of all people,” said Daly-Mack. “Most cardiac incidents do not occur in doctor’s offices or hospitals. They occur in the community. The response time for volunteer emergency assistance often takes too long in rural communities. It is particularly important that there are members of the community that are trained in living saving CPR and AED usage. Cost should not be a barrier.”
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An AED is a type of computerized defibrillator that automatically analyzes the heart rhythm in people who are experiencing cardiac arrest. When appropriate, it delivers an electrical shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.
Daly-Mack began to raise funds for the purchase of the AEDs while she started the process of training church members at Cool Spring Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke-Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Branches Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Shiloh United Methodist Church, and Sharon Baptist Church in South Hill.
When presented with the project, Enviva was pleased to be able to help with this community outreach program,” the company said. “It took some time to tie in the support with the logistics during COVID times, but thankfully the AEDs finally arrived and were distributed to church leaders.”
Chris Brown of Enviva said, “I personally know one of our community partners who is alive today because an AED unit was in the area when he experienced difficulty. So, it really drives home how valuable these units are in public areas.”
