MightyMoose

I exchanged email with someone from Zoll, because I was trying to get the price to go seek funding. I was surprised to learn that it doesn't interact at all with a defibrillator. So, it seems that once the AutoPulse is connected, you cannot anaylze or shock the patient. YOu can leave the AED connected, but I cannot see how the AED can analyze while the AutoPulse is operating. Also, it does pause for 15:2, but to go to 30:2, they will charge for an upgrade. I have to believe that at some point, there will be a combination AED/CPR device that works as a single unit.

We run a free service and we're totally funded by voluntary contributions. The township uses our equipment during the day (6am to 6pm M-F), the police get AED pads, O2, and stuff from us for when they're on site first, and in return we get about $50,000 annually from them. That barely covers our insurance costs with a building, three ambulances, one MCI vehicle and one first responder vehicle (NJ has the highest insurance costs in the US). We go to the community for donations and raise about $40,000-$50,000 that way, and we seek grants and such when we can get them. Other squads in the area run similarly. How unusual is this nationwide or worldwide?