Just wanted to mention a unique funding source that is available to police and emergency agencies.  Law Enforcement agencies have access to asset forfeiture funds from drug and civil seizures.  Medical devices can be purchased using this funding.   Over the past 2 years we have purchased 350 defibrillators and 17 autoPulse CPR devices utilizing this funding. 

We are now the first police department in the country using the autopulse device and now have a combined cardiac mitigation program with trained officers, AED's, Oxygen and autopulse devices. 

The Port Authority Police have 1400 members and we cover transportation and other facilities in NY.  For 2008 to date we have had 22 cardiac arrests with a 51% save rate.

Scott