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Staff praised for quick response to patron medical emergency
Summary
Director Jenny described a recent patron medical emergency in the library; staff retrieved an AED, cleared areas behind the circulation desk and coordinated with EMS to get the patron to an ambulance.
Jenny described a recent patron health crisis that occurred while she was out of the building and praised staff for their response. "Andrew was very quick to go down and get the AED from the rec center," she said, and described how staff kept patrons away from the incident area until EMS arrived.
She told trustees that Danny and other staff helped coordinate and that EMS transported the patron by ambulance; Jenny said the incident report and staff actions were "extremely impressive." She noted that Andrew later said naloxone might have been warranted if the cause had been an overdose, but that staff and EMS acted promptly and the patron was taken by ambulance.
