{"id":14143,"date":"2012-08-22T20:08:40","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T03:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=14143"},"modified":"2012-08-22T20:08:40","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T03:08:40","slug":"a-glimpse-into-the-work-behind-saving-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=14143","title":{"rendered":"A glimpse into the work behind saving lives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Members of the media are joined by firefighters, EMTs and paramedics in an attempt to "resuscitate" a plastic dummy.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Sharyn\u00a0 L. Decker
\nLewis County Sirens news reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emergency responders from Napavine, Chehalis and Winlock took time on Tuesday to help local media better understand their work with a “field day” where rookies got to handle a fire hose and revive a dummy in cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

Members of Lewis County Fire District 6 shared some of what they do with reporters at a donated vacant house on Bishop Road in Chehalis.<\/p>\n

Personnel have been using the structure for training this month and expect to have it awhile longer before it gets torn down, according to District 6 Chief Tim Kinder.<\/p>\n

At Lewis County District 5’s main station in Napavine, Chief Eric Linn spoke about the time commitment volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians make.<\/p>\n

“These are your neighbors,” Linn said as he introduced some of them, such as a nurse, a retired engineer, a floor supervisor at a casino.<\/p>\n

It takes a minimum of 130 hours of training to become a firefighter and then at least that many to work as an EMT, according to Linn.<\/p>\n

At his department, they train for three to four hours every week. Each member also is scheduled for periodic 24-hour shifts.<\/p>\n

Live95 radio’s Cathy V. and Stephanie Schendel of The Chronicle got to save the life of a plastic dummy.<\/p>\n

The two women did the chest compression portion of CPR to a pretend victim until volunteers and full-time staff from Districts 5, 15 and Lewis County Medic One arrived to take over. And then the pair resumed during a short ride in the back of an ambulance.<\/p>\n

Paramedic Steve Kattenbraker explained how 100 compressions per minute can be achieved if one keeps beat to the Bee Gees disco hit “Stayin’ Alive<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

“Another One Bites the Dust<\/a>” by Queen has the right rhythm as well, but they don’t do that out loud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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