It's estimated that 6.3 million Americans have significant coronary heart disease and many are at risk for sudden death. CPR and early defibrillation (regulation of the heart's rhythm) can make a difference between life and death. It is also estimated that for every minute that goes by without medical assistance during the onsets of a heart attack, a patient's rate of survival can decrease as much as 10%.

At Vanguard Security, we take this risk seriously and train our personnel on state-of-the-art techniques and technologies that can help save the lives of our client's employees, residents and guests. Therefore, we offer our clients the advantage of housing an automated external defibrillator in each on-site location if so desired. This machine is designed to be used by first responders to cardiac emergencies; it is an affordable, rugged device that is extremely portable at only seven pounds (3.2kg). Every Vanguard Security Officer is versed in how to assess emergency situations, apply the defibrillator where applicable and operate this life-saving equipment.

Vanguard's top-notch selection of defibrillators is so advanced that if the individual's situation is masked as a heart attack, the machine will read the patient's vital signs and instantly determine if defibrillation is necessary.

Through experience, we at Vanguard Security know that security guards may be alone with a patient at an emergency scene for 6 to 9 minutes before EMS arrives. What is done in this time is critical. That is why we train our officers in CPR as well as the Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

When EMS arrives, you can rest assured that experienced Vanguard personnel will be on the scene with the vital information paramedics need to continue the life-saving process.