ALEXANDRIA, Ky. — A Northern Kentucky police officer helped save a man’s life just 2 days after a new public safety initiative put automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in patrol cars across the region.

Alexandria Police Officer Whitney Buerger was dispatched to a home on Nov. 15, 2024, where she found a man, Matt, collapsed in his living room, according to a news release from Avive Connect . Matt’s partner, Jasmine, and her mother had already begun CPR. Without hesitation, Buerger grabbed an Avive Connect AED from her cruiser — a device she had only received 48 hours earlier.

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Although she hadn’t yet received formal training on the device, Buerger followed the prompts and, within 26

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