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SVFD ATTENDING SYMPOSIUM ON RESUSCITATION AND CARDIAC ARREST
For Immediate Release:
November 7, 2019
Contact:
Julie Happy
Community Affairs Manager
Spokane Valley Fire
509.892.4155
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SVFD ATTENDING SYMPOSIUM ON RESUSCITATION AND CARDIAC ARREST
WASHINGTON STATE HAS A HIGHER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE SURVIVAL RATE
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Spokane Valley Fire is nationally known for their PIT Crew CPR practices that yield above average cardiac arrest survival rates. Today, they are investing more time in learning additional techniques in Resuscitation and Cardiac Arrest to increase their already above national average statistics. Zoll EMS and Fire is sponsoring a Resuscitation and Cardiac Arrest Symposium for increasing survival rates, today, November 7, at the CenterPlace Event Center.
“There are multi-counties and multi-agencies coming together to put on this very necessary and important symposium,” said EMS Territory Manager for Zoll Medical, Amy Turley. “The National Average for cardiac survival is 16 percent. Washington State’s percentage for surviving cardiac arrest is 50 percent, way above the national average. Some of the speakers at today’s event boast an 86 percent average!”
The event hosts several National level speakers including:
Physiology of High Performance CPR
Dr. Joe Holley, EMS Medical Director, State of Tennessee
Unlearning What We Know About Cardiac Arrest
Chief Joe Powell, Rialto Fire Department
EMS, Fire, and Community Buy In for Resuscitation
Chief Zane Gibson, Orting Valley Fire Rescue
Investing in Your Resuscitation Future
Battalion Chief James Hempstead, Richland Fire and Emergency Services
About SVFD
Spokane Valley Fire Department serves the cities of Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Millwood and the surrounding unincorporated areas of Spokane County with a combined population of 125,000 across 75 square miles. SVFD firefighter crews which include paramedics and EMT’s, responded to more than 17,487 emergency calls in 2018.
Established in 1940, SVFD is an Accredited Agency by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International; and, classified as an ISO Class 2 department by the Washington Survey and Ratings Bureau (WSRB). SVFD is one of four accredited departments in the state and the only department with distinction as an ISO class 2.
For more information about Spokane Valley Fire Department, visit www.spokanevalleyfire.com.
Follow us @spokanevalleyfire on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.
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Did you Know?
- You can sign up for a station tour. Great for small groups.
- You should replace the batteries in your smoke alarms twice a year.
- Creating a defensible space with regards to wildfires could just save your home or property.
- We have Friends & Family CPR classes every month.
