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StanCraft and Northwest Specialty Hospital have teamed up to donate $17,000 to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office to purchase 12 automated external defibrillators that will be distributed to patrol staff who will be trained on the devices to help with emergency response and assisting fire personnel. From left: Rick Rasmussen, Josh Horvath, Josh Clubb, Sheriff Bob Norris, Tiffany Westbrook and Undersheriff Brett Nelson.

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Defibrillators for deputies
February 10, 2024 1:06 a.m.

Defibrillators for deputies

NW Specialty Hospital, StanCraft donate $17K for AEDs

Automated external defibrillators are used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims. Kootenai County Sheriff's Office deputies did not have these portable life-saving units in their patrol vehicles — until now.