SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2015
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Two lives saved by fast-acting citizens, CPR
It was just another warm and
sunny afternoon on the central
Oregon coast Tuesday, Sept. 8,
when Tim Harding and Robert
(Bob) Ackerman finished the
day fishing and were returning
to the Port of Siuslaw in
Florence.
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“We just got back and tied
down the boat and were walk-
ing down the dock, but Bob
kept falling down,” Harding
said.
Harding rolled Ackerman
over and checked for a pulse
and, after not finding one, he
started CPR on his fallen
friend.
“I started CPR and a nurse
took over, and then another fel-
low showed up,” Harding
recalled. “And Bob wasn’t
coming around but the para-
medics got there pretty quick.”
Harding discussed the 36
years he worked in the woods
in the timber industry, and how
relieved he was that he didn’t
have to ever have to do CPR on
anyone.
“Well this is the first time I
ever had to do CPR and I guess
it paid off,” Harding said.
Rick Neet was nearby that
day when he heard someone
yell that a man had collapsed
on the docks, asking if there
was anyone who knew CPR.
Neet, who had learned CPR
in the military nearly 40 years
ago, ran towards the scene of
the stricken victim hoping
everything would turn out
alright.
“I saw a guy laying on his
back and heard a lady yell that
she was a nurse and she took
over and I followed her lead,”
said Neet, who also said the
experience that day inspired
him to take a CPR refresher
course the following week.
Western Lane Ambulance
District (WLAD) paramedics
arrived on scene shortly after
the 911 calls were placed and
continued CPR, along with
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
procedures. That included the
new CCR protocols, which
stress the importance of quality
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Rick Neet, Bob Ackerman, Tim Harding and SVFR volunteer Ned Hickson
CPR and electrical defibrilla-
tions, as well as IV access and
cardiac medications.
The patient was alive when
he was rolled off the docks and
into the ambulance, and subse-
quently
transported
to
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center.
Ackerman said he doesn’t
recall most of the events of that
afternoon.
“I went fishing, came back
and tied up the boat and then I
passed out,” he said, then
described waking up in the hos-
pital
at
RiverBend
in
Springfield.
“It took several days for the
hospital staff to explain the
series of events that had
occurred,” said Ackerman.
“They put in a new pacemaker
to get my heart going.”
Ten days later, on Sept. 18, at
about 9 a.m. near the docks at
the Port of Siuslaw, Ronald
Degroot was cleaning off the
bottom of his boat when he
suddenly passed out.
Off duty Siuslaw Valley Fire
and Rescue volunteer firefight-
er Ned Hickson happened to be
nearby when his fire depart-
ment pager erupted to report a
cardiac arrest and a man down
at the port.
“I was just down the street
working at Siuslaw News when
my pager went off, so I jumped
in my car and drove over to the
scene,” said Hickson, who is
trained in CPR and first-aid as a
member of SVFR. “There were
several people there and I
announced I was a firefighter. I
checked for a pulse and there
was none.”
Hickson began chest com-
pressions and continued CPR
until Degroot started breathing
again. Shortly thereafter,
Hickson said the paramedics
showed up and took over.
“It wasn’t exactly how I had
expected to start the morning,”
said Hickson, “but in the end, it
ended up about as good as it
can get.”
The next thing Degroot
remembered was some of his
friends there on scene and in
support of him.
“I saw concern in the faces
of several fishing friends who
showed up on scene to assist,”
Degroot said.
Degroot remembers the sub-
sequent ride to RiverBend hos-
pital, where he was transferred
from Peace Harbor due to the
need for cardiology specialty
care.
“I remember paramedic Rob
who was extremely nice and
helpful in reducing my anxi-
ety,” he said.
Degroot described the com-
bination of everyone working
together to save his life.
“They were extremely fast,
quick and professional and they
saved my life, and I’m
extremely thankful for it,” he
said.
WLAD Manager Brian
Burright believes these two
cases illustrate the vital impor-
tance of bystander CPR in car-
diac arrest situations and the
proper use of the new CCR
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Paramedic Care.
“Everything we did fell in
line — early 9-1-1 activation,
bystander and paramedic CPR,
early defibrillation, IVs, med-
ications — all led to the posi-
tive outcomes with two people
now up walking and talking.
“Calls that end in good out-
come for the patients are the
ones that give all emergency
responders a great sense of sat-
isfaction,” added Burright.
“Today was a great opportunity
for rescuers and the bystanders
who helped initiate CPR realize
that they do make a difference
in people’s lives.”
—Submitted by Al Kreitz,
SOS pays off mortgage after Soiree
The third annual SOS Soiree
was held Sunday, Oct. 4, with
the theme “Help Us Burn The
Mortgage.”
The event was held once
again at Homegrown Public
House, where more than 60
guests were treated to a wide
variety of chef Kelsey’s won-
derful hors d’oeuvres.
Florence Mayor Joe Henry
was the featured speaker, and
Norman Mesman entertained
with flamenco guitar music.
“We were very fortunate to
have some very generous
donations come in, and we
have now met our goal of
being able to pay off our mort-
gage and become totally debt
free,” said SOS Executive
Director David Wiegan. “This
is a critically important princi-
ple for nonprofit organizations,
especially as operating funds
get tight during the inevitable
lean budget years ahead.”
A brief mortgage burning
ceremony is planned for the
next board meeting.
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