7 Broadcaster Press May 23, 2017 www.broadcasteronline.com To all those whose office phone number is 9-1-1 THANK YOU, Vermillion Fire EMS Department National EMS Week May 21-27, 2017 PAD Program CPR is vitally important to a patient's survival and final outcome. However, CPR alone will not fix the patient's heart. It will only buy them time to get to more definitive care. But there is one tool that can bridge the gap from buying a patient time to actually fixing the problem- an AED. An AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is a small, lightweight machine that delivers a high voltage shock to the patient’s heart via two sticky pads. The use of high quality CPR along with an AED is responsible for the survival of 40,000 sudden cardiac arrest patients each year. This number may seem high, but when compared to the total number of annual cardiac arrest patients, it's not nearly high enough. The Vermillion Community CPR program saw a need for AEDs in the Vermillion/Clay County community and started the PAD Program. Through this program, the members of Vermillion/Clay County EMS Association were able to place an AED in every Police and Deputy Sherriff’s squad car along with several public access AEDs at local businesses and churches. These machines are checked annually to make sure everything is up-to-date and working properly. The Vermillion Community CPR's PAD Program is solely funded by grants and generous donations. Pulse Point AED If a cardiac arrest were to happen, how are you going to know where to find an AED? This is a common question that is asked fairly often. To solve this problem, Vermillion Community CPR now has all of their public access AEDs registered with the smart phone application Pulse Point AED. This app is available as a free download through both the Apple and Android market and will show you where all the public access AEDs are located. Using your phone's location settings, the app will bold the closets AED to you. When you click on the bolded pin, the location of the AED, along with a picture and description of where to find it in the building, will pop up on your screen. This will give you the opportunity to get the AED while someone else begins CPR. In a cardiac arrest, when second count, this is a resource you want to have in your back pocket. To download this free application, simply search Pule Point AED in the Apple or Android app store. For more information on our public access AED's, how to have one placed in your facility, or to make a donation contact: 605-677-7098 or vermillioncpr@ gmail.com Vermillion Community CPR Class Descriptions Healthcare Provider This class is designed to give the healthcare professional the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED and relieve choking. This class will fulfill renewal and initial requirements for graduate medical schools and health science programs. Heartsaver Heartsaver is geared toward the lay person who has little or no medical background. This course is great for anyone who needs to meet non-medical based job, regulatory, or other requirements. Examples would include workplace first responder, daycare provider, or anyone interested in becoming CPR certified. First Aid Our course teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until EMS arrives. This course is perfect for workplace, first responders, daycare providers, boy scouts, or anyone interested in learning basic first aid skills. Thank You EMS HERREN • SCHEMPP BUILDING SUPPLY Locally Owned & Operated 888-624-2058 • 605-624-2058 & FIRE 1000 W. Cherry St.•Vermillion, SD 624-5555 Vermillion • 1110 E. Cherry Street firstdakota.com Member FDIC Thank you EMS & Fire for all you do! Thank you to all EMS & Fire Personnel for your service to the Clay County Area! Since 1934 All of our CPR classes are sponsored by the Vermillion/Clay County EMS Association Register online at: www.vermillioncpr.eventbrite.com PUSH HARD… PUSH FAST… THANK YOU EMS PERSONNEL FOR ALL YOU DO! for all that you do www.herrenschempp.com bp Workplace Safety Whether you work in an office or for a construction company, each job site has 2 common traits – valuable employees who may become ill or injured and the need to protect them with adequate first aid procedures. By certifying some or all of your employees in first aid and CPR you will: • Create a safer and more comfortable work environment • Help prevent mild emergencies from becoming severe • Avoid lost productivity a workplace accident may cause • Save money negating preventable medical bills Broadcaster Press 201 W. Cherry • Vermillion • 624-4429 101 West Cherry Street • Vermillion, SD • 605.624.8624 www.VermillionFord.com Thank You EMS! On average, as of 2015, 383,000 people suffer from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year. When you break it down, that's close 1,000 people per day. Out of that surprising large number, 88% of them happen in your own home. That means, if you have to give CPR to someone, it will most likely be your child, friends, parents, or grandparents. Sadly, the survival rate for sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is only 8%. However, the chances increase significantly if the patient receives high quality CPR right away. What would happen if everyone was properly trained on how to provide good, effective CPR? With that question in mind, the Vermillion Community CPR program was created. Vermillion Community CPR is dedicated to training healthcare professionals, company employees, scouts, organizations, and anyone else interested, in the most up-to-date CPR/AED skills based on the current American Heart Association guidelines. 2017 Class Dates & Times June 13th @ 6pm Healthcare Provider July 11th @ 1pm Healthcare Provider August 8th @ 6pm Healthcare Provider September 12th @ 6pm Healthcare Provider October 10th @ 6pm Healthcare Provider November 14th @ 6pm Healthcare Provider December 9th @ 9am Heartsaver/First Aid 1120 E. Main Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-2829 121 Main Irene, SD 57037 605-263-3343 FAMILY FIRST FAMILY FIRST CHIROPRACTIC CHIROPRACTIC * 3 9@:;(33337(+,53+*3ì340*/(,33737(+,53+* 3 CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIANS 102 E. CHERRY ST. #106 VERMILLION, SD 57069 PH: (605)624-9483 * 3 (333-693(53(77605;4,5;3;6+(@ CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT TODAY WALK-INS WELCOME > 3 (3205:3>,3*64,ì46:;305:<9(5*,3(**,7;,+ MOST INSURANCE ACCEPTED Quality Care for Pain Free Living! 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