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Boyle County EMS honored for cardiac‑arrest save; court approves new IV pumps and training subscription
Summary
County EMS paramedics and EMTs were publicly recognized for resuscitating an adult patient who later attended the meeting. The fiscal court approved purchasing four IV pumps (recommended vendor PennCare) and renewed the online training management system.
Boyle County fiscal court on Aug. 12 publicly recognized EMS crew members who helped resuscitate an adult male patient; the patient, David Herron, attended the meeting and thanked the crew.
County staff described the call: EMS arrived for a patient initially ill and confused; the patient lost consciousness and a pulse in the ambulance, prompting CPR, airway management and epinephrine administration. Paramedics and EMTs performed advanced resuscitative care and restored a pulse en route to the hospital. David Herron addressed the court and said he was grateful to the EMS crew: "If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here," he said.
Following the recognition, the court considered EMS equipment and training requests. Staff presented three bids for four IV infusion pumps and heavy‑duty transport cases: Master Medical ($9,750), BoundTree (about $8,130) and PennCare ($8,180). The EMS committee recommended PennCare because BoundTree's quote did not include the heavy‑duty cases the department specified. The court voted to approve the purchase recommendation for PennCare $8,180 and to proceed with procurement.
Separately, the court approved a budgeted annual renewal for PhonePratt (an online learning management system) for $3,110.21. Staff said PhonePratt allows assigning and tracking occasional or infrequent trainings to keep crews current on required skills.
Court discussion acknowledged the frequency of training, the volume of EMS runs (staff reported about 611 runs in July) and the value of allowing staff to see the outcome of high‑acuity calls. The equipment purchases and the training subscription were budgeted items and approved by voice vote.
Ending: The court presented challenge‑coins and recognition items to the crew members involved in the cardiac arrest save, approved the PennCare IV pump purchase and renewed the online training subscription for EMS.
