February 9th, 2006 issue #0506

On January 10, Madison resident Susan DeJarnette called the Hook to urge a reporter to write an article about what she described as a "critical health matter": the need for automated external defibrillators to be available in all health clubs. The equipment– which delivers an electrical shock to an irregularly beating heart– can increase a cardiac arrest victim's survival rate by as much as 85 percent, DeJarnette said.