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... Life-Saving Devices Placed In Marshall County Schools - News Story - WTOV Steubenville Search Make WTOV9.com Your Homepage Get RSS Contact the Station Local ExpertsOhio Valley HomesGet Fit 2007JobsJust Pay HalfDatingHome & GardenLawTravelFoodEducationReal EstateShoppingOV Moms for MomsFamilyHigh SchoolCommunity CalendarDining GuideHomeNewsWeatherSportsConsumerHealth & WellnessTechnologyPoliticsEntertainmentProgrammingWTOV 9 HOME | NewsEmail This Story Print This Story Life-Saving Devices Placed In Marshall County SchoolsPOSTED: 6:11 pm EDT April 20, 2007UPDATED: 6:33 pm EDT April 20, 2007The Marshall County School District has added 20 new Automated External The AEDs could help revive someone who’s in cardiac arrest before an ambulance arrives.The district’s technology coordinator, Bill Burrall, said there is a need for the AEDs on Marshall County’s school sites, with more than 100 students and staff who have cardiac problems.The AEDs cost about $1,500 each.

School officials said the cost for all 20 AEDs and replacement parts is about $35,000.

Burrall said the district’s Office of Technology and the Board of Education will fund the cost.

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