Butte Falls bulletin., June 01, 1999, Image 1

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is so m e o n e in th e B u tte F alls area o n call fo r
y o u r 9 1 1 a m b u la n c e calls?
Sometimes even more
than one person!
A b o u t tw o a n d a h a lf y ears ag o , B u tte
F alls V o lu n te e r A m b u la n c e m e rg e d w ith M e rc y
F lig h ts, In c .. S in ce th e n , w e ’ v e b e e n g o in g
th ro u g h so m e ch an g es, b u t...W E ’ R E
STILL
HERE!!!
W e m a y lo o k a little d iffe re n t, b u t w e
n e v e r left. S o m e ch an g es are; o u r a m b u la n c e is
w h ite w ith b lu e le tte rin g in ste a d o f w h ite , b lu e
a n d o ra n g e . T h e E M T ’ s a n d F irst R e sp o n d e rs
n o w h av e m a tc h in g ja c k e ts a n d ju m p su its. O u r
to p -ra te e q u ip m e n t co m es fro m M e rc y F lig h ts,
In c ., in ste a d o f h a v in g to v o lu n te e r m o re tim e
to raise th e m o n e y to b u y w h a t w as n eed ed .
E v e ry m o n th , o u r R u ra l T ra in in g O ffic e r b rin g s
tr a in in g to o u r m e e tin g a t o u r sta tio n b e h in d
C ity H all.
W e ’ r e still th e sam e c o m m u n ity o r ie n te d
R e s p o n d e r. N o t S h o w n is C in d y W rig h t-F irs t R e s p o n d e r.
We’d LOVE to see you in this picture soon!!!
p e o p le w e ’ v e a lw a y s b e e n . A ll o f u s o n th e
sq u ad , calle d M e rc y 12, lo v e w h a t w e d o fo r o u r c o m m u n ity , a lth o u g h , it is g e ttin g h a rd e r to fill a sc h e d u le th e se d ay ; s. W e ’ v e h a d
p e o p le m o v e a w a y le a v in g ju st a h a n d fu l o f u s to fill a m o n th ’ s sch ed u le.
W e su re c o u ld u se a fe w g o o d fo lk s to h e lp u s o u t. If y o u ’ re n o t su re w h a t it ’ s all a b o u t, h e re is a S M A L L S A M P L E o f w h a t
w e all d o .
•s ’ A s a F irst R e sp o n d e r y o u can assist so m
m e e o o n e n th
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in g g m a n y y task s. Y o u u can o p e n an a irw a y an d
p ro v id e b re a th to so m e o n e th a t can t b re a th , d o C P R o n so m e o n e th a t d o e sn ’ t h av e a h e a rtb e a t, assist w ith p re -h o sp ita l c h ild b irth ,
g iv e su g a r to so m e o n e w ith a d ia b e tic e m e rg e n c y , sp lin t b ro k e n b o n es, a p p ly a cerv ical c o lla r to a p a tie n ts n e c k to sta b ilize a n d p re v en t
fu rth e r h a rm . A F irst R e sp o n d er can g iv e a p a tie n t o x y g en , a life sav in g d ru g ! A n d b est o f all, y o u can u se a d e fib rilla to r to ju m p sta rt
a h e a rt th a t h as sto p p e d b e a tin g .
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