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| MONROE COMMUNITY AMBULANCE |
May 25, 2011 |
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| A Nonprofit Community Service | ||||
| MCA presents awards to Bedford Heart Heroes and local Life Savers | ||||
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On May 17, at the Annual Emergency Medical Services Recognition Awards Dinner in Ann Arbor, Monroe Community Ambulance presented a Heart Safe Award to the Bedford Heart Heroes, a group of Bedford Township organizations and individuals who are raising funds to place ten automated external defibrillators throughout the township and provide training to the recipients. Also at the event, MCA employees received performance awards and community members received life saving awards.
“The Bedford Heart Heroes are not the typical recipient for this
award but we felt that their success and continued efforts should be
recognized,” stated Dale Berry, MCA President and CEO, during the
award presentation.
Since the group’s formation, the Bedford Heart Heroes have
raised $11,000 to provide AEDs for Bedford Township;
placed AEDs in three sheriff’s deputy patrol cars, and have ordered
more for the elementary schools, White Park, and a back up unit to
be kept at the Bedford Fire Department; trained over 40 Bedford area
coaches and athletic trainers on CPR and AED use (over 85% of the
area athletic personnel); and
established an AED monitoring and maintenance program through the
Bedford Fire Department.
The award was accepted by
Roxann Satkowski,
District Nurse,
Bedford Public Schools and
Bob McCarthy,
Outreach Coordinator,
ProMedica Air & Mobile.
MCA presented Life Saving Awards to three Monroe area residents.
Mary Lyons of Monroe and Shawn Maviglia of Dundee were
recognized for helping a choking victim: Mary for assisting the
choking victim’s family and Shawn for performing CPR for an extended
period of time while paramedics worked to save him. The man did not
live but,
due to the continuous CPR for approximately 22 minutes both before
and during resuscitation efforts, and by immediately being placed on
a ventilator at the hospital, he became the first organ and tissue
donor at Mercy Memorial Hospital System through Gift of Life.
According to his family, his donations improved the lives of over 40
people.
Michelle Barker of Monroe was recognized for saving a man from a
fire in his home. As a case worker, Michelle had just finished a
home visit when she saw flames leaping from a sofa inside the
apartment. Knowing that her client was still inside, she kicked in
the door and helped him to safety.
Seconds later, the apartment was engulfed in flames.
Paramedics treated him at the scene but he suffered no ill effects.
The awards dinner took place during National Emergency Medical
Services Week, May 15-21, which honors
EMS providers who deliver lifesaving emergency care nationwide 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
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