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Lieutenant/Paramedic Joe Falaschetti (standing) and Firefighter/Paramedic Mike Neubauer (on the cot) demonstrate how simple Auto Pulse is to operate.
Beecher adds life-saving CPR device  Share
Beecher may be a small town, but its fire department takes its job seriously. It provides 24-hour coverage not only for the village but also for the entire Fire Protection District including rural areas. The fire chief promotes a proactive attitude, and that is why he allocated years of generous donations to purchase the Zoll Auto Pulse, a life-saving CPR device. More than 600,000 people in the United States will suffer a heart attack this year. Unfortunately many of them will go into full arrest, where their heart stops beating. With early quality CPR, life can return life to a person and end the paramedic nightmare. Even with years of training, manual CPR only provides 10-20% of the normal blood flow to the heart leading to a less than 5% survival rate nationwide. With the Fire Department's addition of the Zoll Auto Pulse, this survival statistic will greatly increase. The Auto Pulse is a new, one-of-a-kind automatic CPR machine that provides circumferential chest compressions producing more blood flow to the vital organs during an arrest. The device also delivers consistent uninterrupted compressions to the patient and takes only seconds to deploy.
Auto Pulse takes over the job of CPR and frees up the hands of a paramedic to perform other life-saving procedures during a full arrest. For more information, visit zoll.com. The department is very excited and fortunate to be equipped with this new cutting edge technology. In fact, the Auto Pulse was used the first day that it was put into service in Beecher. Although it has only been needed twice in three months, one life saved makes the purchase worth the money spent. The department is always looking for ways to better serve Beecher residents and visitors, and thanks to the generous gifts of supporters, Auto Pulse now travels on all emergency calls. Anyone interested is welcome to come to the fire station at 711 Penfield to see Auto Pulse and to receive a free blood pressure check. Russell Publications prints several community newspapers each week, serving Will, Kankakee and Cook counties.
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