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Top News: Expired Drugs Found on Ga. Vehicles
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:07:00 -0500 - DeKalb County is facing tough questions after expired drugs were found on emergency vehicles.
Wash. Doctor Maintains Requirements Despite Criticism
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:02:00 -0500 - Facing public criticism and political pressure, the doctor in charge of approving paramedics to work in Whatcom County is maintaining his requirement that the staff of a fifth Medic One unit complete field evaluations before operating.
Baby Fatally Attacked by Dog in Okla.
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:42:00 -0500 - Authorities in Oklahoma say an infant has died after being attacked by a dog on tribal land near Perkins.
Swimmer, 52, Drowns at Wash. Aquatic Center
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:06:00 -0500 - An unidentified 52-year-old female drowned early Sunday evening at the Thorbecke's Aquatic Center in Centralia while swimming laps.
Skier Rescued by Calif. Sheriff's Personnel in Mt. Baldy
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:04:00 -0500 -
Mass. Officers Rescued Man Who Chased Dog on to Icy Pond
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:42:00 -0500 - Four police officers waded into a pond in Marblehead Sunday and helped rescue a man whose dog darted onto the ice while he was out for a stroll with his children.
Pa. Paramedic Dies While Chasing Down Mentally Ill Man
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:08:00 -0500 - A Bensalem paramedic suffered an apparent heart attack while chasing a man threatening to commit suicide.
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FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE
DATE: February 25, 2008
CONTACT: Tim LeBouthillier Phone: 860-496-6544
Director, Marketing and Public Relations
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Sponsors
Training For Local EMS Providers
New Protocols Give First Responders Lifesaving Option
(Torrington, CT) The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) and local emergency responders are taking new strides in the fight against cardiac disease. The Hospital has recently sponsored a series of trainings for area Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers to introduce and help implement a new emergency protocol that permits emergency responders to administer aspirin when treating the victim of heart attack.
The American Heart Association recommends giving aspirin to a patient who is experiencing chest pain or pressure and other heart attack symptoms such as shoulder, neck or jaw pain, difficulty breathing, brief loss of consciousness and heart palpitations. This recommendation is based on sound evidence from clinical trials showing that aspirin helps prevent the recurrence of such events as heart attack, angina and strokes. Since other medical ailments may cause similar symptoms, EMS providers are trained to obtain a thorough medical history on all patients prior to making the decision to administer aspirin. Giving a patient aspirin immediately during an emergency response call may drastically help EMS providers stabilize a situation as they transport patients to CHH.
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is the local sponsor hospital and provides medical oversight for the area EMS training. Paul Rabeuf, EMS Coordinator at CHH remarks, “Charlotte Hungerford is pleased to support this initiative and is actively training various EMS providers in the Northwest region. This protocol allows EMS responders to provide a simple and effective treatment that is proven to improve the chance of surviving a heart attack”. Rabeuf said more than 30 members of Litchfield Volunteer Ambulance Service, and Goshen Ambulance have recently completed the training and other towns throughout Northwest Connecticut are scheduled to complete the course by the spring.
Emergency responders caution that aspirin alone will not treat a heart attack. Fred Rosa, Director of Operations at Campion Ambulance Service asserts, “The most important thing to do if any heart attack warning signs occur is to call 9-1-1 immediately”. Campion Ambulance has provided the City of Torrington, and surrounding communities Advanced Life Support since the inception of the Paramedic program in 1985. The City of Torrington has recently been designated a “Heart Safe” community by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and is committed to promoting good heart health among city residents.
Studies also indicate that when taken regularly, aspirin helps prevent heart attack, angina and stroke episodes from occurring in people at high risk. The American Heart Association reminds the public that is important to discuss medical decisions such as this with a physician, since there are certain precautions to consider.
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