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SCCEMS, West Grove and Oxford Crews Meet with Cardiac Arrest Save Victims   By EMS Chief Bob Hotchkiss November 27, 2009   SCCEMS paramedics, West Grove firefighters and EMT and EMT's from the Union Fire Company of Oxford met with the two cardiac arrest save patients and their families at the New London Township Building on November 24th. The patients and their families as well as the New London Township Supervisors thanked the providers involved for the team effort in saving the lives of these two patients last month. Both patients are doing well after their ordeal. The event also recognized the teamwork of all of the links in the chain of survival, including early 9-1-1 acess, pre-arrival CPR instruction by Chester County Department of Emergency Services dispatchers, basic life support, advanced life support and aggressive post resuscitative management which involved a therapeutic hypothermia protocol. Recognized at the event were the following providers: SCCEMS MEDIC 94 PARAMEDIC Pam Hoadley PARAMEDIC Gary Hartung PARAMEDIC SUPERVISOR John Pierce PARAMEDIC Mike Gerisch UNION FIRE COMPANY AMBULANCE EMT Nick Sawyers EMT Keri Irwin WEST GROVE FIRE COMPANY Firefighter David Anderson Assistant Fire Chief/EMT Eric Felker Lieutenant/EMT Kevin Sweeney Captain Bob Hannan Safety Officer Mark Neils Firefighter Charles Foy Sr. Firefighter James Paras EMT Bill Wohl Jr. EMT Charles Foy Jr Firefighter Mike Rochester Firefighter Andrew Vattalana Firefighter Justin Gattorno Firefighter Danny O'Connell Safety Officer Mark Neils CHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLTAKER Tara DiDomenico WEST GROVE FIRE COMPANY Units: SCCEMS MEDIC 94-1 and 94-2   Mutual Aid: West Grove Fire Company. West Grove Fire Company Ambulance Division, Union Fire Company #1 of Oxford Ambulance Division, Chester County Department of Emergency Services   All of the responders with Linda J one of the cardiac arrest saves   SCCEMS Paramedic Supervisor John Pierce, Paramedic Mike Gerisch, WGFC EMT Charles Foy Jr, Firefighter Andrew Vattalano and Firefighter Justin Gattorno with the patient.       The patent and her family talk with SCCEMS Paramedic Superviosr John Pierce and WGFC EMT Chuck Foy Jr. who were the first on scene of her collapse.   Union Fire Company #1 of Oxford Ambulance EMT Keri Irwin, and SCCEMS paramedics Pam Hoadley, Gary Hartung and Mike Gerisch.

2010 Incidents Jan 283 Feb 229 Mar 226 Apr 215 May 260 Jun 255 Jul 247 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec 0 Total 1715 Past Incidents 2009 2888 2008 3076 2007 2980 2006 2620 2005 2742 Incidents By Municipality Avondale 31 East Nottingham 104 Elk 13 Franklin 41 Highland 5 London Britain 33 Londonderry 41 London Grove 165 Lower Oxford 117 New Garden 251 New London 51 Oxford 267 Penn 253 Upper Oxford 70 W. Fallowfield 50 West Grove 59 W. Marlborough 27 W. Nottingham 67 Mutual Aid 80 Patient Types YTD Medical Patients 991 Trauma Patients 188 Cardiac Arrest Patients 25 Destination Hospital YTD AI duPont 47 Brandywine 29 Chester County 115 Christiana 210 Jennersville 642 LGH 22 Other 10

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