When there\u2019s an accident or other emergency that involves an injury, time is a precious commodity. Fast responses to emergencies can often mean the difference between life and death and emergency personnel are always striving to find faster, better ways of treating patients \u2014 even before they reach the hospital. The Bald Eagle Volunteer Fire Company is another of the areas volunteer comany localities that has implemented a Quick Response Service (QRS) to help treat patients even before paramedics arrive on the scene.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re local people helping local people,\u201d QRS volunteer Ann Dillon said.
\nBald Eagle Chief Scott Illig said that the QRS has already shown itself to be a valuable asset to the rural community. After about 40 runs, over half which were in the Bald Eagle area, the advantages of a first response unit are evident.
\n\u201cSometimes the EMS ambulances are not close to a scene,\u201d he said. \u201cThe QRS gets there before the ambulance and can get the patient ready for the paramedics. While we don\u2019t transport, we are able to administer aid until the ambulance arrives.\u201d
\nThe unit has grown since it started in February \u2014 and so has its capabilities. The latest edition is a new Laerdal suction unit for cardiac arrest emergencies. Illig noted that the fire company has been adding equipment and people have donating supplies as the service has expanded. For the time, a brush fire truck doubles as the QRS response vehicle and Illig said the unit could still use some help.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re always looking for volunteers, whether it be on the fire side or the QRS side,\u201d Illig said. He pointed out that seven emergency medical technicians were running with the service, as well as a few registered nurses. The service is a 24 hour a day, seven day a week operation run by volunteers, help was always welcome. \u201cDrivers are always needed and there are other ways to help out.\u201d
\nIllig and Dillon noted that the community has been extremely supportive of the local QRS, not just the Bald Eagle Fire Department. \u201cThe people know us and we know them,\u201d she said of the unit members\u2019 roots in the community. This is also helpful in finding the scene, a task that can be confusing in rural areas. \u201cThe local QRS volunteers are familiar with area and that cuts down on the time it can take to get to the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When there\u2019s an accident or other emergency that involves an injury, time is a precious commodity. Fast responses to emergencies can often mean the difference between life and death and emergency personnel are always striving to find faster, better ways of treating patients \u2014 even before they reach the hospital. The Bald Eagle Volunteer Fire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48190\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}