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Automated External Defibrillators

The Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) that the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has to distribute are being provided by a grant from the federal Office of Rural Health Policy. (For more details on the program, click on the Rural Access to Emergency Devices heading under Other Links.)

Under the conditions of the federal grant, DHSS must distribute the AEDs to first responders in rural areas. Priority must be given to those eligible agencies that don't have AEDs and those areas with high pre-hospital death rates for Cardiac Arrest.

Click here to see if your organization is a recipient of a free Zoll AEDPlus Defibrillator and training.

The Office of Rural Health (DHSS) and Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (BEMS) surveyed first responders in the state to determine the number of AEDs and amount of training needed in each eligible area of the state. If you did not receive a survey but would like to fill one out please download the following survey file

For Fire Departments/Districts and First Responder Agencies:
Survey Form

For Ambulance Districts, Services and Agencies:
Survey Form

To see if your agency or community lies in an eligible area, click here.

Click here for more information about the Primary Care and Rural Health Unit or the Section for Community Health Systems and Support.