Automatic External Defibrillators are now located in
each of the school buildings.
The Salem Public Schools has developed a program to provide the Salem school community with an emergency response plan to increase survival rates by minimizing response times to life threatening cardiac emergencies.
The increasing number of young high school athletes succumbing to SCA has raised interest in school AED programs. The value of the school AED program is not only about saving the lives of students but also the community residents who utilize the school buildings for numerous academic and social activities.