Medal for fantastic paramedic PARKDALE resident and MICA paramedic Margaret Murphy has been recognised with an Ambulance Service Medal in this year’s Australia Day Honours List for her outstanding work around improving patient outcomes in cardiac arrest cases, and service “beyond the norm”. Mrs Murphy has spent the past 20 years as a MICA paramedic and was appointed as a clinical support officer in 2013 to work in pre-hospital and paramedic education, research and continuous improvement. She has made significant contributions to a number of projects as part of advancing practice at Ambulance Victoria, particularly in improving outcomes for patients who suffer cardiac arrest. Part of that work has been studying CPR procedures and cardiac arrest survival rates overseas and implementing changes that will improve survival rates in Victoria. “Some places around the world that have great survival rates don’t necessarily have vastly different CPR or treatment practices, they just have different ways of linking things together, and we can learn from that,” she said. Those changes include better community education, better access to defibrillators, better coordination of services and better practices which lead to more confident paramedics. To support ongoing and continuous improvements in patient care,
Police patrol Escapees bash and rob Bonbeach man A BONBEACH man waiting to be picked up by friends on Nepean Highway in the late evening, Wednesday 25 January, was assaulted by three young men thought to be escapees from the Malmsbury youth justice centre. The 45-year-old told police a brown or beige four-wheel-drive pulled up and the men got out and approached him carrying a baseball bat and a knife. He said they demanded he hand over his bag and, when he refused, struck him in the stomach with the bat. The man then handed over the bag containing his mobile phone, laptop and clothing. He was not seriously injured. Later that night, the same men are thought to have stolen a 2015 Ford station wagon from Church St, Carrum. They were apprehended by police later in the week. Honoured: Michelle Murphy has been honoured for her research work and going above and beyond her duty as a paramedic. Picture: Gary Sissons
she has been involved in a range of endeavours including as a member of Ambulance Victoria’s cardiac arrest working group, the EXACT (Reduction of oxygen after cardiac arrest) trial and also the ‘Restart a Heart’ day group. She was an important contributor to the redevelopment of the organisation’s clinical practice guidelines and teaching and training delivery to
improve paramedic understanding and management of cardiac arrest in Victoria. Mrs Murphy said she was “honoured” and humbled to be recognised for her work, and hopes to continue driving change and improvement in the ambulance service. “Until we have 100 per cent survival rate there are things we can improve on.” Liz Bell
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Burglaries concern A SERIES of commercial break-ins in Braeside and Moorabbin is concerning police. Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Cashman, of Kingston CIU, said the robberies occurred overnight Friday and Saturday 20 and 21 January. One was in Downard St, Braeside, where offenders forced the doors of a scrap metal business. It is not known what was stolen. Cash and power tools were stolen from an auto mechanics in Industrial Drive, Braeside.
Burglars climbed through an unlocked window to enter an auto panel and repairs business in Keys Rd, Moorabbin, overnight Tuesday 24 January. After rummaging through offices looking for valuables and unsuccessfully trying to force open a safe, the offenders stole two cars: a Mazda 3 and a Nissan Skyline. Another auto parts suppliers, in Wren Rd, Moorabbin, was broken into over the 20-22 January weekend. Thieves smashed a hole in the front window to gain entry but it is unclear what was stolen. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
Jewellery raid THREE offenders used a steering lock to smash the front window of a jewellery store in Aspendale Gardens, overnight Sunday 29 January. Once inside they smashed several glass display cabinets to steal watches and jewellery items. The men escaped in a maroon Ford or Holden sedan. Police are unsure of the value of the haul. Damage to the business is valued at $3000. Call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
Salvos hit THIEVES used a stolen car to ram through the back gate of the Salvos store in Hartwood Ct, Chelsea Heights, on Australia Day morning. They forced a back door and rummaged through offices, then cracked open the safe to steal the previous day’s takings – described as a “large amount” – as well as petty cash.
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