WINDHAM — Emergency equipment is available at three additional community locations under an expansion of the town’s HEARTSafe program: the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, the Elks Lodge and Memorial Park.
The town’s announcement says AED units have been installed at the VFW and Elks polling locations and an outdoor unit has been placed at Memorial Park. The exact installation dates were not supplied in the material reviewed; this is an account of the announced expansion, not a claim that installation happened today.
Each HEARTSafe location includes CPR, bleeding-control and opioid-overdose response supplies, according to the town. The announcement lists naloxone, also known as Narcan, among the supplies. These are distinct resources for different emergencies; an AED is not itself an opioid-overdose treatment.
The outdoor equipment is kept in visible, climate-controlled cabinets. The town also identifies equipped locations at other parks, the public library, Town Hall and the senior and community center.
Residents encountering an emergency should call 911. The town says dispatchers verify the location and available equipment, send emergency responders and give access and real-time instructions. This report does not publish cabinet codes or substitute for dispatcher guidance.
This AI-prepared article uses Windham’s official HEARTSafe announcement, re-read October 30, and The Chronicle’s October 20 report. Eastern CT News did not independently inspect the equipment. The photograph accompanying The Chronicle’s report depicts the Elks Lodge AED installation.