Tennis club's new AED credited with saving a life only days after its purchase

Another reason why no place of business should be without an AED. Here is a story of a heart attack victim surviving only because the Tennis club had just purchased a new AED.

Defibrillator scores an ace

Tennis club's new AED proved itself as a lifesaving device only days after its purchase as a club member suffers a heart attack.

By Jessie Brunner
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Mo Conter hoped she would never have to use the defibrillator that the Palisades Tennis Club recently bought, but nine days after being trained on the machine, she was delivering electric shocks to a heart attack victim.

With the help of two club members who performed chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Conter, the club's activities director, saved longtime member Bill Rosener's life.

"I can't believe the timing of what happened," said General Manager Terri DeLong, who facilitated the purchase of the machine and the requisite training. "We're all really close to Bill, and I can't stop thinking how fortunate we were to have the defibrillator at that time to, as I understand it, save his life."...