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2007 Overview for Rochester, MN

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  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted January 15, 2008
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  • 2007 Statistical Summary for the Rochester Police/Fire/EMS Early Defibrillation Program. IN-CITY ADULT ATRAUMATIC ARRESTS: VF: n=12 (includes one EMS-witnessed [non-survivor]) � � � � � � � � 7/12 survivors ...

RPD # 103

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  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted December 10, 2007
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  • At about 12:55 AM on 12/07/2007, a man was driving a car and stopped at a traffic signal. The light turned green but he did not respond. His wife realized something was wrong and called 9-1-1. RPD Officers ...

Rochester Defibrillation Video

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  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted December 5, 2007
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  • If you are interested in learning a little more about the way Rochester functions, the following link will take you to a video overview of how we do things. It is about 18 minutes long. http://theonlinelearningcenter.com/schtm ...

FAA needs some guidance - Please help!

Steve_Johnston
  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted November 8, 2007
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  • Please read the news article at the end of this message. Getting AEDs into the Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Center is something that the MN SCA Survivor Network has been working with NATCA to achieve ...

102 & 49

Steve_Johnston
  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted October 5, 2007
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  • It was a great day in Rochester today. It�s been a great week. We now have SCA Survivor #102 � a 53 year young woman from Aberdeen, SD. She came to Rochester for treatment of an infection relating to ...

101

Steve_Johnston
  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted September 21, 2007
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  • The Rochester Police Department announces its 101st successful defibrillation. A male, age 79, was working at our local historical society, preparing for a display for youth relating to antique farm machinery ...

Need help from Indiana and North Dakota

Steve_Johnston
  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted September 6, 2007
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  • I was contacted by Katie Connolly from AHA regarding participating in the Community Strategies Council. I will be participating in order to see what more I can do to improve SCA survival. Ms. Connolly ...

More saves from Rochester

Steve_Johnston
  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted August 30, 2007
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  • I received several emails in response to my last blog about our 100th save. A couple of these messages recently and a few in the past have stated that the senders were looking forward to our 200th save ...

Rochester, MN has 100th save!

Steve_Johnston
  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted August 14, 2007
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  • The Rochester Police Department announces its 100th and possibly 101st successful defibrillation. It was a good week here in Rochester, although a couple of other folks might think otherwise from their ...

A Save from New Jersey Troopers

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  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted August 13, 2007
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  • http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?sectio n=local&id=5546096 I try to send a note of thanks any time I get news like this. I think it is good for the troopers and their supervisors to know others appreciate ...

Policedefib.com

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  • By Steve_Johnston · Posted August 1, 2007
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  • I�ve made a few changes to www.policedefib.com and would appreciate your feedback Lt. Steve Drewniany sent me a google map of AEDs in Sunnyvale, CA a few days ago. I thought that was a pretty spiffy idea ...

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