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AUTOMATED CPR DEVICES SAVING NASSAU’S LIVES
By LAURA CURRAN
Nassau County Executive
First responders in Nassau County
who save lives every day just got
some help. And it’s already helping
them save more lives.
Nassau ambulances have new technology
on board that, at a crucial moment,
can help turn a tragedy into a life saved.
It’s a change that is making Nassau safer
and better able to protect residents
facing a medical emergency. Every
county ambulance is equipped with
a state-of-the-art chest compression
device that first responders can use
to treat cardiac arrest while still in the
vehicle. It’s a fairly small piece of equipment
that can make a big difference.
Our first responders started working
with the Defibtech Lifeline ARM Automated
Chest Compression device about
a month ago. In that time, it was used 22
times, helping save 10 lives with a 45
percent success rate. That’s in comparison
to a 30 percent rate with manual
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The Nassau County Police Department
bought 30 devices with $300,000
in asset forfeiture funds. In other
words, we’re using money seized
from criminals and drug dealers to
save lives. This initiative would not
have been possible without the hard
work and dedication of Legislator Siela
Bynoe (D-Westbury), who worked
collaboratively with our police.
Automating compressions makes
sense in principle and in practice.
While a human being may become
exhausted or do compressions at a
less-than-ideal rate, this device used by
trained first responders can accurately
time compressions without tiring.
The net result: More lives are saved.
This device can free first responders
to do other tasks and continue doing
compressions even when a person is
moved. Interruptions or pauses in
CPR, even due to other rescue-related
activities, can reduce a person’s
chances of survival. Using automated
devices to perform cardiopulmonary
resuscitation compressions increases
chances of survival.
We owe our first responders our gratitude.
Giving them better equipment
so they can do their job even better is
one way to both help them and help
ourselves. First responders are still
the ones who perform the rescues,
but now they have one more tool at
their disposal.
No one wants to imagine that they could
one day find themselves in a life-ordeath
medical emergency. However, our
residents can be confident that Nassau
will go above and beyond to protect and
save you when your life is on the line.
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