Boston difficulty Medical Services...

Boston difficulty Medical Services has forged a partnership among local firefighters, police and other “first responders” in an effort to contract deaths caused by the nation's number common killer: sudden cardiac arrest.

The city of Boston newly purchased 100 automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) from Physio-Control International Corp., Redmond Wash., at a expense of about $4,000 each. The units weigh 8 confine in a pounds and are about one square bottom in size. Boston EMS had previously bought 85 defibrillators from the company.

The police department will equip strategic units with AEDs, while pair major high-rise office buildings, the John Hancock Tower and the Federal lay up Bank building, will keep AEDs on-site and make use of security guards trained in their use.

All 1650 firefighters are now equipped as first responder with CPR and defibrillation training, according to Boston Fire Commissioner Martin Pierce. “Since we began this effort,