PSOW 2016 - Community CPR Challenge
- 1. Michael D. Curtis, MD Assistant Chief Chief Joe Gemza EMS Division Chief Scott Habeck
- 3. Two communities competed Train the most people in hands-only CPR for adults Deploy the most new AEDs Raise the most money to fund new AEDs February and March 2016 Wausau vs Stevens Point
- 4. The Idea: Sherrie Galle-Teske American Red Cross (Formerly) Portage County Cardiac Arrest Survival Team 2-3 organizational meetings: Ground Rules Foundations to receive and distribute donated monies Getting the mayor in on the challenge Media Coverage
- 5. Saint Michael’s Foundation receives gift to support Cardiac Arrest Survival Team
- 6. • Press Release • Worked very well for us to get started • Great chemistry with Chief Finn and Chief Kujawa as well as the Mayors
- 7. Central Wisconsin CPR Challenge started in Wausau on February 8, 2015 Assembly was voting on Wisconsin’s CPR in Schools Bill the following day Brought additional coverage with a twist
- 10. Stevens Point & Wausau Fire’s Facebook Page Tweet (AED Superstore) Helped keep “BUZZ” alive for 2 months Kept the News Stations interested with continual coverage Got the word out >>>>>>
- 11. American Heart Association American Red Cross AED Superstore
- 12. Gave the Departments 1. 1600 pocket masks 2. 8 manikins with supplies 3. Variety of AED Trainers 4. 2 AEDs for each Foundation
- 13. High Schools Universities and Colleges Businesses Civic Group Scouts Churches Individuals You name it _______ (If anybody wanted to learn CPR we would teach them!)
- 14. The CPR Challenge trained 3,559 individuals Placement of 3 new AEDs in Central Wisconsin St. Michaels Foundation and St. Clares Foundation assisted in raising a total of $4,500
- 16. On April 26, 2016 we shared the success of the CPR Challenge along with Governor Walker’s signing of the CPR in Schools Bill
- 17. Building relationships throughout the community Work with large employers, schools, universities No group too small Well-received in the community
- 18. Department buy-in Need people who enjoy teaching Time consuming to schedule and organize training sessions Volunteer support would help
- 19. Schools now required to do CPR training Let’s go Statewide with this! February is Heart Month October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month Data Collection (CARES) Adopting best practices
- 20. Dispatchers: Mandatory EMD training and use of commercially available EMD programs Deployment of AEDs in certain public or government buildings with a certain minimum amount of traffic Statewide Registry of Cardiac Arrest Cases CARES Local Registries of Cardiac Arrest Cases Creating a Governor’s Task Force on Cardiac Arrest Survival
- 21. Michael.Curtis@ministryhealth.org Joseph Gemza GemzaJ@stevenspoint.com Scott Habeck Scott.Habeck@ci.wausau.wi.us