When it comes to cardiac arrest, seconds matter.
That’s why every time a Dearborn Heights firefighter saves someone who is in “full cardiac arrest,” they are given a citation. Fire Chief David Brogan said that firefighter Hunter Moore led the department in 2022 with four such citations, and for his efforts was given the annual Lifesaver Award.”
Brogan said that each minute that passes while a patient is in cardiac arrest, the chances of survival diminish. “Our goal on these runs is to achieve ‘ROSC’, the return of spontaneous circulation,” he said. “In doing so, we have literally saved a life.”
Brogan said that in order to do that, “we need to be fast and efficient.”
That starts with CPR, and continues with defibrillation, starting an IV, intubation, administering several medications, which are dependent on the heart rhythms seen in the patient.
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Two firefighters received minor burns while fighting a fire near Three Rivers Wednesday.
It happened around 9:30 a.m. at a home in Flowerfield Township. Firefighters responding to the fire were told there might be residents inside, the Three Rivers Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
Two Three Rivers firefighters went inside the home to look for the residents, while firefighters with the Fabius-Park Townships Fire Department fought the fire with hoses. The “fire conditions rapidly deteriorated” while they were searching, Three Rivers FD said, and the two firefighters had to get out.
Both had minor burns, the fire department said. They were treated and released.
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PHOTOS: A van caught fire near Kalamazoo Wednesday.
It happened around 4 p.m. on West Main Street at 7th Street in Oshtemo Township. A Dodge van had an engine compartment fire, Oshtemo Township Fire Chief Greg McComb told News 8.
The fire was put out within minutes, he said. West Main Street was shut down for a few minutes because of the smoke. Firefighters have turned the information over to insurance to determine the cause of the fire.
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A semi-truck driver was uninjured after his truck caught fire on the highway Wednesday afternoon.
Michigan State Police troopers responded tot he incident around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday on westbound I-96 near 36th Street.
The driver was able to make it out of the truck safely before it became engulfed in flames. The right lane of I-96 was shutdown while crews cleaned up, but left lane traffic remained open.
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