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Originally Posted by fmendelsohn
cardiac arrest at rohan today during morning pickleball league. someone called 911 and it took 30 minutes for ambulance to arrive. Did not seem to be in any hurry. Gentleman still in ICU. if it had not been for people on court giving cpr probably a different sad story. This was my second experience with pickleball player going down on courts and slow ambulance service. Medical personel when asked to hurry said "we don't hurry for anyone." Dont get hurt in villages.
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This an inappropriate and inadequate explanation of the event. The process here in TV is that paramedics/professional first responders from TVPSD respond in a rescue truck (typically) or fire engine within an average of 6 minutes. These are the folks you want there ASAP. They will treat and stabilize - which can take awhile. The ambulance arrives secondarily to transport the patient.
The comment about "don't get hurt in villages" is bologna. If you drop from a cardiac arrest, the national recovery average is about 5%. In TV it is greater than 45% because of the number of residents trained in CPR/AED and TVPSD. The initial responders in the Rohan situation made a lifesaving difference. God bless them.
The immediate response by TVPSD, within 6 minutes, with the necessary drugs and treatment, made all the difference in the world.
If you don't know what you are talking about please don't make comments about things that you don't understand. Initial responders and the TVPSD response were timely and appropriate. We are very fortunate to have such a well organized, trained, and professional group here if we need them.
My comments are based on my knowledge of the system and discussion with TVPSD leaders today.
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