From the office of Sen. Nancy Jacobs: Three renowned doctors will challenge the American Heart Association recommendations on lifesaving AEDs in a legislative hearing Tuesday in Annapolis. They say AEDs have been discovered locked and inaccessible to public, limiting the chances of saving the life of someone in Sudden Cardiac Arrest. These AED experts say […]
Harford Waste Disposal Center’s Rex McDowell Named Harford County Employee of the Month for Lifesaving Action
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – Rex McDowell, an equipment operator at the Harford Waste Disposal Center, Compost Facility has been selected as the “Employee of the Month for September 2011” Rex was co-nominated by his manager, Jerry Scanlan, as well as a Joyce Kelly, a Harford County resident. The nomination submitted by […]
Citizen-Initiated CPR Saves Two Lives in Northern Harford County Near-Drowning, Medical Emergency
From the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association: At approximately 6:15 P.M. on August 3, 2011 Harford County 911 received a report of a possible cardiac arrest due to a drowning at a residence in the 1300 block of Quaker Church Road in the Darlington area. Local law enforcement and units from the Darlington […]