West Potomac High School Awarded Letters Of Commendation

Press release from the FCFRD News Blog:

May 12, 2022

By: Karen Kovach, BSN, RN, CNRN Community Health Analyst/Public Health Nurse III, Community Risk Reduction, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department

This week members of our Community Risk Reduction and EMS Divisions took time to deliver Letters of Commendation to West Potomac High School and Tysons Sport & Health. They were recognized for their response to possible life-threatening situations. While on site, photos of their AEDs were added to our electronic AED registry, PulsePoint AED.

The first moments of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) are critical in determining a person’s ability to survive. For every minute that passes without CPR or defibrillation SCA survival decreases by 7% -10%. Immediate Responders, persons at the scene of an emergency, have the ability to provide life-saving care to someone, with Hands-Only CPR and AED use, before emergency medical services arrive on scene.

We encourage our CPR trained residents to download the PulsePoint Respond app. PulsePoint Respond is a 911-connected mobile app that alerts CPR-trained users to someone nearby, in a public place, having a sudden cardiac arrest. It was also alert users to the nearest PulsePoint registered AED.

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