New EKG Analysis Service Added to Somers Fire Department

The Somers Fire Department is pleased to announce the introduction of 12 Lead EKG analysis into the ambulance service.

Somers is one of only three departments in the state to offer this service at the Basic Life Support level.

With this service, an EKG can be performed upon arrival to the patient and transmitted directly to the hospital. This allows for a doctor to read the results “live” and direct your ambulance to the correct hospital.

Further, the hospital will be ready upon arrival and the patient will bypass initial screening and, if necessary, be moved directly to the operating room.

The ultimate goal is to provide more accurate and faster care for you, the patient!!

For additional information, contact Fire Chief John Roache at chief46@somersfire.org.

Photo courtesy of Somers Fire Department