Members from the Cobb Island Volunteer Fire Department and EMS along with two providers from DES received Life Safety Awards today from the Charles County Commissioners for a Cardiac Arrest call that Company 6 was dispatched to.

On Tuesday March 10, 2015 at 1030 hours units were dispatched to the 17000 block of Cobb Island Road for the unconscious patient not breathing. Engine 61 and Paramedic Ambulance 68 marked up with a total of 10 personnel. Company 6 units arrived on the scene within minutes of being dispatched to find a patient in cardiac arrest and not breathing. The crew from Engine 61 and Paramedic Ambulance 68 worked vigorously to revive the patient through Advance Life Support (ALS) intervention and high quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with the help from the LUCAS2 device.

The units were met on the scene by Paramedic Ambulance 148 to provide additional ALS resources. After approximately 15 minutes of effective CPR and ALS intervention the crews were able to successfully resuscitate the patient. The patient was transported to a nearby hospital. Prior to the arrival at the hospital the patient was alert and responding to the ambulance crew. The patient released several days later.

Life Safety Awards Presented To:
Chief Bobby Higgs
Past Chief Jimmy Jackson
Past Chief Chris Mattingly
FF/EMT Kenny Staley
EMT Belinda Browning
EMT Michelle Lawman
FF/EMT Robert Higgs
FF Charity Higgs
FF/EMT Bob Bornschein
Deputy Fire Chief Will Lawman

Congratulations to ALL Awarded. Job Well Done!