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Posted by: News_Desk on 06/07/2022 01:57 PM Updated by: News_Desk on 06/07/2022 01:57 PM
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Central Calaveras Fire & Rescue Volunteer & EPFD Save a Life in Arnold

Arnold, CA...The following is from Bryan Clark who is a member of the Board of Directors for the Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District.




On the afternoon of June 5, one of our volunteers, Jeff Gardner of Arnold, who attended the Calaveras Volunteer Fire Academy and recently completed the Emergency Medical Responder training, came upon a medical emergency in Arnold while off-duty. The letter below is what he wrote to our trainer, Chris Tedder, afterward:

Chris,

All of your long hours associated with the last EMR class paid off for one individual this morning and you should feel really good about what you accomplished.

This morning my wife and I were driving in downtown Arnold and there was a car stopped in the middle of Highway 4 and we noticed a young man pulling his father out of the driver's seat onto the pavement. I stopped as other cars were passing by and determined the man was not breathing and immediately began CPR exactly as you taught us. As I was performing CPR I got the victims medical history which included previous heart problems, again as you taught us. After about 4 minutes a nurse stopped and I discontinued while she checked for a pulse. No pulse so I continued. After another 2 minutes the victim began breathing but it was agonal so I continued. After another minute or so he stopped breathing again and I thought I had lost him but continued just like you taught us. Just as the EPFD paramedics arrived he started breathing again and I continued CPR while they set up. I finally got relieved after about 15 minutes which was just in time as I was gassed. EPFD worked on him for about 20 minutes and shocked him 4 or 5 times as he kept going in and out.

The great news is that EPFD stabilized him and they called me a couple of hours later to let me know he was still stable when they loaded him on AirMed. EPFD told me that the guy probably would have died had I not started CPR.

If it wasn't for your dedication in training us I would have had no idea of what to do......so you basically saved a man's life this morning. THANKS!

I feel that Jeff’s lifesaving efforts should be recognized in a public forum. Jeff volunteers for both the Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District (which serves the communities of Mountain Ranch, Sheep Ranch, Railroad Flat, and Glencoe) and for the Ebbetts Pass Fire District in Arnold. His quick actions and recollection of the training he attended saved a life and are keeping with the standards and traditions of the Fire Service.

The Board of Directors of Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District plan to formally recognize him at our regular board meeting on July 14, 2022. The public are invited to attend.



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Posted on: 2022-06-07 14:02:15   By: Anonymous
 
That's awesome and everyone should learn basic first aid, the life you save maybe the one you love the most.

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    Re: cardiac event
    Posted on: 2022-06-07 17:13:16   By: Anonymous
     
    Congratulations on a great save. Best of luck for a speedy recovery to the patient

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Posted on: 2022-06-07 14:08:14   By: Anonymous
 
I'd save Biden if his heart stopped, even VP Harris, the good part of CPR is if you don't feel comfortable doing rescue breathing (on her Hell No) it's not necessary to, but if the heart stops, you need to do compressions.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2022-06-07 15:18:19   By: Anonymous
     
    I'd probably PUKE doing compressions on Cammel Toe Harris


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    Re:
    Posted on: 2022-06-07 15:26:17   By: Anonymous
     
    ^Why would you save Biden when he won't save America? Let the old fuk die!

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      Posted on: 2022-06-07 15:55:41   By: Anonymous
       
      Because I don't want to be thought of as a democrat. If Biden collapsed up here and no one was around but a dem voter that live here, I'd bet a thousand to one that that Dem voter would go through President Biden's pockets hoping to find money for drugs, you know, like his kid the drug addict, Hunter.
      Most Dems I know are druggies, convicted for one crime or another but mostly stealing, so stealing from someone down and out would be a dream come true for the pukes of society. Don't get me wrong, I know some great folks who are Left leaning but not that many, no where as many as the pukes who live up here.

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        Re:
        Posted on: 2022-06-07 16:06:56   By: Anonymous
         
        ^You would be doing America a favor if you just let Bumbling Biden die. He looks like death anyway!

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      Posted on: 2022-06-11 22:15:29   By: Anonymous
       
      And your an idiot

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Kudos To Our First Responders!
Posted on: 2022-06-07 19:41:34   By: Anonymous
 
This is an example of how valuable our First Responders are. Even when they aren't on-duty, they are always ready!
Let's not make this a political item, people. A person saved another individual's life. That's pretty amazing.

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    Re: Kudos To Our First Responders!
    Posted on: 2022-06-07 20:06:01   By: Anonymous
     
    ^Let's make this political and hope that old fun Biden strokes out and dies before America!

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      Re: Kudos To Our First Responders!
      Posted on: 2022-06-08 05:07:24   By: Anonymous
       
      Lets hope Trump dies of a vicious STD.

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        Re: Kudos To Our First Responders!
        Posted on: 2022-06-08 22:18:01   By: Anonymous
         
        Lol, that’s the best that you have! What a clown! Lol

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