SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE’S PARAMEDICS ARE USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY & METHODS TO GET PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HEART ATTACKS THE CARE THEY NEED FASTER THAN EVER.
TRAINING OFFICER TERRY RAGALLER SAYS OF THE DEPARTMENT’S E-M-TS AND PARAMEDICS ARE TRAINED TO CARE FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS THOUGH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION’S MISSION LIFELINE INITIATIVE:
CARDIAC1 OC……..BALL ROLLING. :20
A PATIENT, IF ABLE, CAN TELL FIRE RESCUE WHICH HOSPITAL TO SEND THE E-K-G TO SO WHEN THEY ARE TRANSPORTED THERE THE CARDIAC UNIT IS READY FOR THE AMBULANCE TO ARRIVE:
CARDIAC2 OC…….THAT’S OUT THERE. :25
RAGALLER SAYS THEY HAVE UP TO 200 HEART RELATED CALLS EACH YEAR, RANGING FROM MINOR TO MAJOR CARDIAC EVENTS.
SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION’S MISSION: LIFELINE E-M-S GOLD PLUS AWARD FOR IMPLEMENTING THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE SEVERE HEART ATTACKS.
IT’S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE AWARD.
