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Burke County recognizes EMS ‘lifesavers,’ highlights STEMI program and field cardiac care
Summary
County EMS Director James Robinson and Fry Hospital STEMI coordinator April Traxler recognized EMS responders, first responders and bystanders for multiple out‑of‑hospital cardiac saves, several ROSC events and field childbirths. Officials used the presentation to underscore training, equipment needs and regional STEMI coordination.
James Robinson, director of Burke County Emergency Services, and partners on March 17 recognized multiple crews, first responders and an unidentified bystander for out‑of‑hospital lifesaving interventions and described the county’s STEMI (ST‑elevation myocardial infarction) coordination with local hospitals.
Robinson described three recent cardiac‑arrest events with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC): a Dec. 6 cardiac arrest at a shopping center in which an unidentified nurse began CPR before EMS arrival and the patient later received a stent at Fry hospital; a Jan. 28 cardiac arrest that began after a patient entered a car and went into arrest; and a Feb. 5 cardiac arrest in which Morganton Department of Public Safety personnel initiated CPR. Robinson said at least one of…
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