MERITAWARDS

September 10, 2022

FF Tom Erickson and FF Steven Hickey

Crew was dispatched on the night of September 10th to a location for a female experiencing chest pain. Crew arrived to find patient with 10/10 chest pain and with very low blood pressure. The crew quickly transferred patient to ambulance and found the patient to be having an active heart attack. The crew’s swift intervention and timely transport allowed the patient to be in the hospitals Cath lab less than 60 mins of the initial 911 call. A cardiac stent was placed and patient was expected to make a full recovery. This merit award has been presented by the request of the Cardiology Services Manager of Beaumont Farmington Hills Botsford Campus for the crew’s excellent care and decisive thinking.

November 2022

FF Andrew Perez, FF Steve Hickey

On an early November morning, crews were dispatched to a location for a male who fell and reported as being unresponsive. Units arrived and found the male laying on floor from what was thought to be a fainting episode. The crew quickly assessed the patient, found him not breathing and without a pulse. The crew quickly started CPR, and found patient to be in a life threating but treatable cardiac rhythm. Patient was placed on our cardiac monitor and shocked several times. The patient eventually regained a pulse after several minutes of CPR. The patient was quickly transported to Beaumont FH and care was turned over to the Beaumont cardiologists where they were able to place several stents in the patient. This merit award has been presented by the request of the Cardiology Services of Beaumont Farmington Hills for the crew’s excellent care.

December 15, 2022

Lt. Ed Dudek, Eng. Jeremy Baird, Eng. Jason Kiekbusch, FF Shane O’Neill

South end fire crews were dispatched to the ice arena for a male experiencing chest pain. Units arrived to find male sitting in lobby who had just finished playing a hockey game. Pt was experiencing chest pain throughout his entire chest and upon further evaluation, the crew found that he was most likely having a probable heart attack. Decisive thinking and rapid transport allowed this patient to be in the care of cardiologists shortly after arrival at the ED. It was found that the patient was experiencing a blocked main artery which required immediate intervention and stent placement. The patient was able to make a full recovery and released a few days later. This merit award has been presented by the request of the Cardiology Services of Beaumont Farmington Hills for the crew’s excellent care.

December 29, 2022

FF Jon Lada, FF Mike Palmisano

Crews were dispatched to a residence for a male experiencing chest pain. The crews arrived within 3 minutes of dispatch to find a male patient sitting clenching his chest. Pt stated he had been experiencing chest pain for the past 20 mins. The crew quickly transferred patient to ambulance and quickly assessed patient and found she was having a major cardiac event which required immediate attention. Crew was able quickly perform all necessary procedures and administer necessary medications while enroute to the hospital. Once at hospital, the cardiologists found a life threating blocked artery, which they were able to fix. The patient was expected to make a full recovery thanks to the swift action of the crew and cardiology team at Beaumont Farmington Hills. This merit award has been presented by the request of the Cardiology Services of Beaumont Farmington Hills for the crew’s excellent care.