Rison Fire Department Receives Blue & You Grant for Life-Saving Equipment

 RISON - The Rison Fire Department recently purchased two portable Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), two first aid kits and three Narcan canisters using a $4,359 grant from Arkansas Blue & You. An AED is a portable medical device that analyzes a person's heart rhythm and delivers an electric shock if the person is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. The Rison Fire Department appreciates the efforts of Stacy Walz to write the grant and the partnership with Rison Pharmacy to procure the equipment and their donation of first aid kits. ...

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