Four emergency responders in Juneau received coins last week signifying a successful CPR rescue in response to a patient going into cardiac arrest, and Fire Chief Rich Etheridge said the coin is part of an effort to increase CPR save rates in the capital city.
On Thursday, Officers Hannah Malone, Jonah Hennings-Booth, and Dispatchers Tonya Kurtz and Alicia Cheeseman, were awarded a cardiac arrest save coin for their efforts during a recent cardiac arrest.
Chief Etheridge said on Action Line that when he first started in the department, they have been working to increase CPR save rates in Juneau.
"So we created this CPR save coin, in that if people stop and choose to do CPR and help save a life, they get a coin for that," he said.