COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | OCTOBER 7, 2021 | 9A
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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.
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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
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Having the opportunity
to share with others who
may be going through a
similar situation is very
important.
Magnolia Gardens em-
phasizes the importance of
self-care, sharing and gath-
ering ideas on finding a
better balance between the
caregiving role and oth-
er essential aspects of life
such as family, work and
personal time.
COVID precautions are
being taken and anyone
interested in attending or
needing more information
can contact Ruth Tracey at
541-942-0054.
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SLCFR Captain Darron Houck demonstrates the new
LUCAS device on a training dummy.
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