At the CPR Demonstration at DSCC We Learned the Survival Rate for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Dolan Springs is Near Zero and What WE CAN Do.

Dolan Springs Needs AED’s

We learned a lot at the recent first aid film and CPR demonstration at the DSCC. We discussed the survival rate for cardiac arrests and it’s not good, only 3% to 10% nationwide and closer to zero here.

Again It’s NOT the Fire Districts Fault.

It’s because we decided to live in a rural area with long response times. BUT teaching CPR to increase the availability of effective CPR and early defibrillation by citizens using an AED can improve this situation.

If you suffer a sudden cardiac arrest the ONLY thing that will save your life is the rapid use of an AED, and you don’t have a lot of time 5-10 minutes.

Timeline...
If someone collapsed at the DSCC from a sudden cardiac arrest it would take 1-2 minutes for someone to recognize the problem and make the decision to call 911. Hopefully someone would start CPR at this point.

It would take another 1-2 minutes for 911 to answer the call and transfer you to fire dispatch. There it would take another 1-2 minutes for you to explain the problem. We're at 3-6 minutes...

Fire dispatch would alert the crew, it takes 1-3 minutes to get the door up and the ambulance in route. We're at 4-9 minutes as they leave the station.

It's three miles from Station 41 to the DSCC, so it would take the ambulance about 4 minutes to arrive at the DSCC and 1-2 minutes to offload equipment. 

That's 9-15 minutes for the ambulance to arrive at a call only three miles from the fire station. 

That's why we need to teach everyone effective CPR and place AED's at the DSCC and other local businesses. 

Again It’s NOT the Fire Districts Fault.