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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-05-18, Page 22 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Defibrillator installed in St. Columban because of young teen's fatal heart attack Last Wednesday, the foundation known as Andrew's Legacy#11 Forever donated a machine that could save lives CONTINUED FROM>PAGE 1 On May 10, one day before the one-year anniversary of Stod- dart's death, the foundation known as Andrew's Legacy#11 Forever arrived in Huron County with shirts, large cardboard pic- tures as well as numerous other pieces of memorabilia. His aunt, Krista Granger, spearheaded the day's event and her son Tyler joined dressed in Stoddart's blue and white jersey. The two cous- ins' facial features and body frames were identical, Granger said. Nevertheless, they came for one reason and one reason only -to install one more defibrillator. The St. Columban soccer field was next on the list, a volunteered endeavor that will be responsible for an 11 -day trek where the Stod- dart family will donate 11 AED's to 11 sports fields. The trip id expected to be primarily in the Huron County and Oxford County area. Granger told the Expositor there is no time frame as to how long these efforts will continue for. "As long as we can. As long as there (are) places that need an AED, we are going to be out there putting them out," Granger stated at the St. Columban Soccer Clubhouse. "Andrew was 15, he had no heart condition that we knew of. He was a healthy young athlete. He went down on the field for 12 minutes (waiting for an ambulance), they did CPR and he did not come home from the hospital. If this small unit can save somebody by getting it on them in three minutes, they could walk off the soccer field." To show respect, the fire chief of Huron East, Marty Bedard and Sea- forth's district fire chief, Tom Phil- lips attended. They were accompa- nies by some local political staples, including Huron East CAO Brad Knight and Seaforth Ward Coun. Nathan Marshall. After the $2,000 AED was installed in the wall, Superinten- dent Paramedic for Huron Coun- ty's EMS, Art McNaughton per- formed a demonstration to show the crowd just how "easy" the machine works. "They are very user friendly," said McNaughton. "You have two but- tons, an on button and a shock but- ton. What the machine will do, is it will sensor if the person is in a shockable rhythm or not. If it is, it will tell you to shock. You press the button and you hope to convert a person's non -beating heart into one that is beating." Currently there are roughly 90 defibrillators in the county and since they've been installed, there have been a couple of lives saved thanks to the state -of -the art machines. McNaughton went on to say that when a person is hav- ing a heart attack, approximately 75 per cent are in ventricular fibrillation. This means the heart's electrical activeness is dis- organized, an occurrence where the lower pumping chambers undertake in a fast, abnormal manner. "Out of the 75 per cent, you can save about 30 per cent of those people," he said. "It is a fairly significant number and having them out and about in the area where they can (be) uti- lized is great." Shaun Gregory/Huron Expositor Krista Granger and Superintendent Paramedic for Huron County's EMS, Art McNaughton are pictured here in St. Columban May 10. Granger is currently on an 11 -day voyage to donate 10 AED's to 11 different sports fields. Andrew was 15, he had no heart condition that we knew of. He was a healthy young athlete. He went down on the field for 12 minutes (waiting for an ambulance), they did CPR and he did not come home from the hospital. If this small unit can save somebody by getting it on them in three minutes, they could walk off the soccer field," said Stoddart's aunt, Krista Granger. PAGET'S PLACE ANTIQUES • COLLECTABLES THRIFT SHOP BUY & SELL We would like to invite everyone to the opening of Paget's Place Antiques Thrift Shop Seaforth's very own "little curiosity shop The doors will be open to public on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 9:00 AM. Our store is proud to offer antique furniture, as well as, useful and re -purposed used furniture, artwork, hand -made crafts and a variety of gift items, jewellery, gold and silver collectables and many more interesting items for everyone in the family. We also offer a buy and sell service: gold and silver items, jewellery, china, watches and Military items such as all Medal Awards, Decorations, Orders and Badges. We ask that the seller be 21 years of age or older. We try to pay top prices for your coins but due to the fluctuations in the market regarding gold and silver, prices vary daily. We welcome you to come in for a quiet, private meeting to discuss your collectables. There will be tasty treats to welcome you on our opening day and we look forward to meeting you all! n Street South, Seaforth, Ontario NOK Paget's Place C14 o tact: Liz and Peter Paget • Phone: 519-600-2297 J 1 I:EI illMtiie Local soccer scores U15 Girls St.Columban played a great game on Monday night (May 9th) in Blyth, ending the game with a 3-1 win. Starting off with the first goal was Samantha Reidy, assisted by Claire Horan and Rebecca Klaver. Before the first half was fin- ished, Blyth came down and scored making the score 1-1. Coming out strong for the second half Emily Anstett scored the second goal assisted by Ally O'Rourke. To end the game, Ally O'Rourke scored the third goal assisted by Emily Anstett. U18 Boys May 12 at St. Columban against Clinton, the U18 boys played their first game of the season and tied Clinton 4-4. Goals by Jesse Kemer- ink (2), Mackenzie Berard, & Luke Vogels.