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Wednesday, 20 June 2007 |
 TRAINING AIDS – From the left in front are Tammy VandenBos of Van Motors and Laurie Morris from Courtesy Ford. In the back are Dave Richardson, Fire Department, and Ruth Erickson, Ambulance Service, and Fred Morris of Courtesy Ford. VandenBos and Morris’ are members of the National Automobile Dealers Assoc., and made it possible to donate a Little Anne AED/CPR training system for both the fire department and the ambulance service. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Their training programs were greatly enhanced when the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation and the Montana Automobile Dealers Association presented a Resusci Anne training unit to each of the entities.
Making the presentation were Fred and Laurie Morris of Courtesy Ford and Tammy VandenBos of Van Motors. Both are members of the State and National Auto Associations.
In presenting the CRP unit, which is essential for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CRP) training, Fred Morris commented, “If the right kind of treatment can be given a heart attack victim within seconds after he or she is stricken, the chances are good that the life can be saved.”
He went on to add, “CRP training teaches a person how to keep the heart beating while professional help is coming.”
Dave Richardson, representing the CVFD said that since the massive involvement of Americans training in CPR, there has been an increase in long-term survivors from ventricular fibrillation.
He went on to say, “There are many cases where the training is giving to citizens showing that many heart attack victims who otherwise die have been saved and returned to normal activities.”
The training only takes from 3-5 hours of intensive practice and lectures.
Ruth Erickson, of the Pondera County Ambulance Service said the ambulance crew and fire department have set a goal to train between 30-32 people over the course of the next year.
The very life like CRP unit gives signals telling when the trainee is applying the right pressure in the right spot or breathing correctly into the victim's mouth.
“With the training, the students learn the ‘feel’ of giving, quick, lifesaving emergency treatment,” said Erickson.
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