OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit was the proud recipient of two Phillip’s Heartstart Automated External Defribillator’s (AED’s) courtesy of the Jennifer Ward Memorial Fund in July. These AED’s have been deployed daily in the Traffic Safety Unit vehicles to better enhance the quality of service to Ocean City residents and visitors. This crucial piece of life saving equipment will allow police officers to be more able to respond to cardiac arrests. The AED’s have been labeled “Jen’s AED” in honor of Jennifer Ward and will allow Jennifer Ward’s spirit and love to continue on.
The Jennifer Ward Memorial Fund was founded by Gerry and Jerry Ward, parents of Jennifer Ward. Jennifer attended Ocean City High School and became a school teacher at St. Anne’s Regional School in Wildwood. Jennifer tragically passed away on Jan. 7, 2005 when she fell victim to a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) at the age of 29. SCA’s claim close to 295,000 lives every year many times without warning in seemingly healthy people. With her passing her parents formed a memorial fund in her honor and has donated over fifty AED’s to worthy local causes. Additionally, they have trained hundreds of lay people in CPR/AED use and awarded over $25,000 in scholarships to deserving students in the South Jersey area that attend higher education with a major in teaching or the medical field. Part of their goal is to bring awareness to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Rapid deployment of an AED and CPR administration immediately after someone collapses increases chances of survival dramatically.
The Ocean City Police Department is proud to be the recipient of these state of the art AED’s and thanks the Jennifer Ward Memorial Fund for their generosity and support towards the police.
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