Deputy J. Stadler, Deputy M. Horton, and Deputy M. Mallory are the first Harris County Sheriff’s Deputies to receive the life saving semi automatic defibrillators from Cypress Creek EMS.   Today the semi automatic external defibrillator is in  part a diagnostic and evaluative tool.  It tells the user what to do and when, concisely, accurately and quickly. The device weighs just a few pounds and can be unpacked in seconds.  Two adhesive electrodes are placed on the victim’s chest.  The machine evaluates the individual to ascertain whether fibrillation exists.   Within moments, instructions will prompt the officer whether to push a button to activate a shock.  If no shock is warranted, the machine will advise.  These Sheriff’s Deputies have received instruction on CPR as well as training on the  defibrillator from Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Service.