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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1996 PAGE 9.
Blyth and area gets Emergency First Response Team
Ready to respond
Volunteers from the Blyth volunteer fire department recently completed an Emergency First
Response certification program through the Ministry of Health. Back row, from. left Brad
Montgomery, Mike McDonald, Murray Black, Russel Nesbitt, Kevin Warwick, Jim Howson,
Captain Frank Wilson, Dave Lee. Second row: Lieut. Vernon Bromley, Mike Moore, Ian
Wood, David Sperling, Dick Poore, Clarence Bailie. Front: Deputy Chief Bill Burkholder,
Instructor Kent Padfield, Assistant Joanne Weber, Training Co-ordinator Dave Vusich,
Assistant Liz Brown, Chief Paul Josling.
While Blyth firefighters have
been responding to medical emer-
gencies, they had concerns that
they did not have enough training
to deal with many of them in the
most efficient manner. Blyth Fire
Chief Paul Josling said, "Emergen-
cy care is not new to us, we've been
doing it for 20 years, but we felt
that we were doing calls without
the ability to save lives."
Josling said, "It was not necessar-
ily about what we didn't know, but
rather what we're allowed to do in
preparing the patient for ambulance
transport."
With 35 per cent of last year's
calls to the department for car acci-
dents firefighters obviously felt
they could be of greater service
doing more than minor first aid.
Now, they can remove victims
from automobiles, put them onto
backboards, splint injuries and
bandage wounds.
The outcome of other medical
emergencies, such as heart attacks,
can be improved as well, as a
patient can receive treatment while
waiting for the ambulance, which is
typically 20 minutes away.
Dave Vusich, a co-ordinator with
the MOH said the First Response
Team is particularly beneficial in
rural communities.
"It does improve a patient's
chances," said Josling. "First
response in the field is going to
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
When you're responsible for sav-
ing life and limb, you certainly
want to be doing the job to the best
of your ability — even if that job is
on a volunteer basis.
Blyth firefighters have recently
put in over 30 extra hours in their
dedicated service for the well-being
of area residents, completing a First
Response Team certification pro-
gram. Conducted by the Emergen-
cy Health Services branch of the
Ministry of Health, the goal is to
train volunteers in emergency
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greatly enhance their chances."
He is quick to note, however, that
the team is not in competition with
ambulance services, but rather
works hand in hand. While having
a first response team means the fire
department is called before the
ambulance, Josling warns, that the
volunteers can not transport
patients. Also, ambulances are
equipped with defibrilators. "We
can't start a heart. We can manually
keep it pumping until the ambu-
lance gets there."
The Blyth First Response Team
is the only one presently in Huron
County.
In last week's issue of The Citi-
zen the cutline for the picture of the
Blyth firefighters who had dedicat-
ed 20 years to the department,
should have stated Captain Frank
Wilson. We regret the oversight.
Also, Larry Bolger was incorrect-
ly identified. Our sincerest apolo-
gies to him for the error.
Sorry,
our mistake
While Blyth Area Fire Board
covered the cost of the firefighters'
salaries for the training, MOH paid
for the new equipment, which
includes bandages and collars, to an
estimated cost of $5,000. While the
firefighters used to carry two cylin-
ders of oxygen they now carry
eight. "That was another benefit of
the program. It got us a lot better
equipped," said Josling.
Also, MOH will continue to
upgrade and maintain the oxygen
equipment.
"This is a tiered response system
that will save lives," said Vusich.
"First response teams are an inte-
gral part of this. Blyth firefighters
should be commended for working
together to help others."
Congratulations
Keith Roulston, left, publisher of The North Huron Citizen,
presents the 1996 Blyth Citizen of the Year Award to the
village's clerk-treasurer John Stewart. Stewart has been
involved in many community endeavours including the
construction of the new soccer field and as a member of
the Lions and the Legion.