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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | OCTOBER 7, 2021 | 9A Free rides offered between Eugene and Roseburg Magnolia Gardens hosts dementia support group On Monday Oct. 11, 2021, City Hall offices will be closed to the public from 8 a.m. to noon. City staff will be clean- ing storage areas of files or materials that need to be destroyed. Over the last few months, staff has been organizing and sorting items that are no longer required to be kept. The materials collected for destruction are past the required retention sched- ules established by the state Removing the items that are past the retention re- quirements helps provide space for new records. Magnolia Gardens is hosting a dementia sup- port group for caregivers, spouses and those affect- ed by Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. This group will be meeting in person at the First Presby- terian Church in Cottage Grove every third Thurs- day of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Some of the key bene- fits of attending a support group include: ongoing ed- ucation about Alzheimer’s and other dementia, learn- ing about community re- sources, improving coping skills and gaining a sense of control over individual situations. from A1 return that blood flow. The LUCAS device can thus diminish any loss of circulation which might occur due to switching compressors. “We all know that ma- chines are lot more effec- tive and efficient than us humans,” said Raade. “It’s like having a third or fourth person there.” The process to acquire the devices started this spring, coming in at a total of $80,000 for the set. Now one is installed on each am- bulance and another on a command rig. “I’m guessing by the first of the year, all Lane Coun- ty agencies will be using them,” said Raade. Another advantage of the devices is the short training time required to learn to use them. SLCFR Captain Darron Houck has found it a conve- nient addition to the crew’s inventory. “In training, it works re- ally well,” he said. “It’s easy to get a good grasp on and quickly get up to speed with.” Crew have reportedly shaved preparation time with the devices down to 30 seconds. The investment is likely to pay off in the long run, too. Raade believes SLCFR can get a solid decade of use out of devices. One feature aiding in their longevity is the ability to be programmed. “It used to be that [ma- chine compressors] just came and then when the American Heart Associa- tion changed their rates, the devices became obsolete,” said Raade. “But the version we’ve purchased are repro- grammable — and I can ac- tually program it from my desktop because they have Wi-Fi.” The machines also collect and report measurement data so future use can be adjusted for efficiency. Recent studies, such as one out of the Western Journal of Emergency Med- icine, have shown mechan- ical devices such as LUCAS to be safe, more efficient and more effective than manual CPR both in the field and during emergency medical transport, leading to better patient outcomes. Within hours of complet- ing training last week, SLC- FR crew had an opportuni- ty to put the new device to work, however the patient in this case was not able to be revived. Raade pointed out that timing is key during cardi- ac arrest. “With CPR, the sooner it’s started — whether it’s mechanical or manual by a human — the higher your chance your survival is,” he said. Still, crew like Houck are happy the machine will ride along on future calls. “If we’re short-handed on a call and having to do CPR, it can definitely make a big difference,” he said. CPR The consistency is an important live-saving mea- sure. It takes one minute of proper chest compressions to generate blood flow to the brain. If compressions are stopped, that blood flow drops after only five seconds. Compressions in- terrupted for 10 seconds or more ceases all blood flow to the brain. Performing chest com- pressions can be tiring work, too, and human com- pressors tend to lose their efficiency after about two minutes. This means a small response team will have to regularly cycle through crew members to produce consistent circulation. Raade added that for every 10 seconds compres- sions are interrupted, it takes another 25 seconds to David Debysingh, R.Ph. Mike Hankins, R.Ph. MCCOY’S PHARMACY IS BACK! √ Immunizations √ Medication Synchronization √ Rx Compounding √ Prescription & OTC Medication Counseling √ Convenient Drive-Th ru Having the opportunity to share with others who may be going through a similar situation is very important. 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