Saving Lives with Project Heart Restart

In this special episode of The Bluegrass Beat, host Critley King-Smith explores Project Heart Restart, an initiative working to place automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in every police cruiser across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Hear how this mission is already saving lives, and why AED access in cruisers can change outcomes for families and communities across the state.

Featured Guests

  • Josh Vogel & Matt Mangine — Project Heart Restart

  • Lucas Cooper — Alexandria Police Chief

  • Whitney Buerger — Former Alexandria Police Officer who saved a young man's life just two days after her agency received an AED. Buerger now serves with the Independence Police Department.

Learn More

Project Heart Restart
https://projectheartrestart.org/

Matthew Mangine Jr. One Shot Foundation
https://www.oneshot.life/

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