St. Nicholas to install third AED on campus

(SUNMAN, Ind.) – The survival rate for cardiac arrests that happen outside of the hospital is less than 6 percent, according to the American Red Cross.

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are portable devices that can help save the life of a person experiencing cardiac arrest. 

St. Nicholas already has one AED inside the school and another AED inside the church. 

They applied for a grant through the Ripley County Health Department to add a third AED inside the new gymnasium once it's completed.

The grant was awarded and the AED will be available when the gymnasium opens.

Back in March, parishioners gathered to watch the old gym be demolished. Watch that video here: