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Oakdale Fire Department Gets Boost to Treat Cardiac Arrests

The Oakdale Fire Department received a $5,000 grant from the Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium.

The Oakdale Fire Department just got a boost. 

The department recently received a grant for $5,000 from the Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium (MRC).

Now the Oakdale Fire Department will be able to incorporate the latest technologies and proven treatment methods when dealing with sudden cardiac arrest patients. 

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The Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium aims to increase survival rates of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by connecting bystander, pre-hospital and hospital initiatives to establish and implement a set of protocols that incorporate the latest technologies and best treatment methods.

“This grant will continue the mission of Oakdale Fire Department by improving the capabilities of the departments Paramedics and EMT’s to provide an improved chance of a positive outcome in cases of sudden cardiac arrest,” said Fire Chief Jeff Anderson.

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The Consortium is part of the HeartRescue Project. Initiated in 2010 by the Medtronic Foundation, the HeartRescue Project assembles the country’s leading emergency and resuscitation experts to expand successful city and county SCA response programs to statewide levels. A primary objective of the program is to develop an integrated community response to SCA, ensuring everyone is prepared to respond by calling 911, starting chest compressions immediately and using an AED.

 


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