CCR Lessons
CCR lessons are scheduled for:
• Noon Tuesday, May 19
• 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 20
• 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21
• Noon Friday, May 22
All classes will be held at the GCEMS building on 12 Street at 19th Avenue in Monroe.
Class size are limited, so please RSVP by calling 608-329-4367
For more information on becoming an EMT, non-EMT Driver, or learning how to do CCR, call 608-329-4367, e-mail ems@greencountyems.org, or visit on their web at www.greencountyems.org.
MONROE - In the time it takes to eat lunch, you can learn to save a life.
Members of the Green County Emergency Medical Service (GCEMS) will be teaching the new cardio-cerebral resuscitation (CCR) method during EMS Week, May 17-23. The CCR lessons are part of Green County's EMS recognition and funds drive.
Four CCR classes will be offered to the public for anyone to learn the new procedure. The lessons are free and take about an hour.
Used in Rock and Dane counties, CCR has been found to triple the chances of survival for a person whose heart has stopped, and, unlike CPR, it involves no mouth-to-mouth contact, according to Green County EMS.
The Green County Emergency Medical Service is also gearing up for its annual fund-raising drive starting Friday.
Chief Dan Nufer said the members are reaching out with its community-wide letter this year to help offset the cost of a new ambulance.
Green County EMS added a third vehicle, a 2009 fully-equipped, advanced-life-support ambulance, to the fleet in January.
"We paid for the ambulance out of our funds, and are asking for donations to off-set those funds in our savings (account), which is used for unexpected costs, repairs or new gear," Nufer said.
Aside from medical supplies, GCEMS has to pay for insurance, training, maintenance of the ambulances and equipment and recruiting new members.
An ambulance needs to be replaced about every five to seven years, Nufer added.
GCEMS has maintained two ambulances since 1997. Currently, one ambulance is five years old, while the second ambulance is 10 years old. While 10 years is quite old for an ambulance, Nufer said GCEMS understands the importance of regular maintenance and strives to keep them in excellent condition.
"We can't afford to have only one ambulance available, even for short periods of time when one ambulance is in for maintenance," Nufer said. "The community expects us to be there when they call."
During 2008, EMTs and emergency vehicle drivers responded to 1,329 calls and transported 1,248 patients using two ambulances.
On Nov. 15, GCEMS moved to a higher level of service. In addition to numerous other procedures, they can now bring Advanced Cardiac Life Support from the emergency room out into the community. Instead of simply doing CPR and rushing to the hospital, they now give a pulseless patient a better chance for survival by having the ability to give many of the same cardiac drugs that would be given in the hospital emergency room.
"Our Intermediate level EMTs are capable of doing about 90 percent of what paramedics can do," Nufer said.
Members of the Green County Emergency Medical Service (GCEMS) will be teaching the new cardio-cerebral resuscitation (CCR) method during EMS Week, May 17-23. The CCR lessons are part of Green County's EMS recognition and funds drive.
Four CCR classes will be offered to the public for anyone to learn the new procedure. The lessons are free and take about an hour.
Used in Rock and Dane counties, CCR has been found to triple the chances of survival for a person whose heart has stopped, and, unlike CPR, it involves no mouth-to-mouth contact, according to Green County EMS.
The Green County Emergency Medical Service is also gearing up for its annual fund-raising drive starting Friday.
Chief Dan Nufer said the members are reaching out with its community-wide letter this year to help offset the cost of a new ambulance.
Green County EMS added a third vehicle, a 2009 fully-equipped, advanced-life-support ambulance, to the fleet in January.
"We paid for the ambulance out of our funds, and are asking for donations to off-set those funds in our savings (account), which is used for unexpected costs, repairs or new gear," Nufer said.
Aside from medical supplies, GCEMS has to pay for insurance, training, maintenance of the ambulances and equipment and recruiting new members.
An ambulance needs to be replaced about every five to seven years, Nufer added.
GCEMS has maintained two ambulances since 1997. Currently, one ambulance is five years old, while the second ambulance is 10 years old. While 10 years is quite old for an ambulance, Nufer said GCEMS understands the importance of regular maintenance and strives to keep them in excellent condition.
"We can't afford to have only one ambulance available, even for short periods of time when one ambulance is in for maintenance," Nufer said. "The community expects us to be there when they call."
During 2008, EMTs and emergency vehicle drivers responded to 1,329 calls and transported 1,248 patients using two ambulances.
On Nov. 15, GCEMS moved to a higher level of service. In addition to numerous other procedures, they can now bring Advanced Cardiac Life Support from the emergency room out into the community. Instead of simply doing CPR and rushing to the hospital, they now give a pulseless patient a better chance for survival by having the ability to give many of the same cardiac drugs that would be given in the hospital emergency room.
"Our Intermediate level EMTs are capable of doing about 90 percent of what paramedics can do," Nufer said.