17-04-2025
Barnard Fire District receives new life-saving technology
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Barnard Fire District revealed new 'cutting-edge' technology on Wednesday, that will assist first responders in saving lives.
The district was given $165,000 toward the Lifepak 35, 'a state-of-the-art' heart monitor defibrillator.
They are one of the first departments in Monroe County to receive and introduce the technology to help citizens in life-threatening emergencies.
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'We have the ability to Zoom in our medical director to essentially treat a patient real time with us, so he can give us essentially on-scene medical control, and see what the cardiac rhythm is and what the vital signs are,' PJ Doyle, firefighter and paramedic with the Barnard Fire District said. 'It's even better than a phone call and relaying information, he can see it real time.'
Paramedics were required to train over a month on how to use the Lifepak 35, and have said it has been a help thus far.
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