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Hospital awards Chardon FD crew with "EMS Crew of the Year" Award
Chardon EMS Crew Of The Year awardees (from left) Firemedic
Kenny Pritt, Capt. John Blauch, Firemedic Theresa Meros, and Chief Larry Gaspar
accepting on behalf of Capt. Adam Georskey. Hospital and area dignitaries
were present for the special awards presentation at UH Geauga Medical Center.
which celebrated National EMS Week.
5/2007 - Chardon, Ohio
Four members of the Chardon Fire Department were recently honored by UH
Geauga Medical Center for their actions on a trauma call in rural Geauga
County. The crew received the distinction of "EMS Crew of the
Year" for their efforts in saving a man from bleeding to death from a
severe neck wound caused in an accident. The on-duty crew of Capt. Adam
Georskey, Capt. John Blauch, Paramedic Theresa Meros, and Paramedic Ken Pritt
responded to the accident. They immediately summoned Cleveland Metro
LifeFlight to meet them at UH Geauga Medical Center, while attempting to stop
the bleeding and establishing IV lines.
The UH Geauga hospital staff then teamed up with the trauma center crew
from Metro LifeFlight to find the bleeding vessel, and save the man's
life. While grateful for the recognition, each member of the Chardon crew
insisted that it was "just part of their job", and that any member of
Geauga's safety forces would have done the same. "The key here was
the combined efforts of the Sheriff's deputy first responder, the fire/EMS crew,
the hospital personnel, and the Metro LifeFlight staff.", said Capt. John
Blauch. "The teamwork exhibited here is a clear example of the reason for
National EMS week; supporting each other in time's of crisis.", he said.
Each crew member received a glass award, while the Chardon Fire Dept. name
was inscribed on a plaque hanging in the hospital ER. Another plaque is to
be mounted in the fire station in Chardon.
For More Information Contact:
Chardon Fire Department - Chief
Larry Gaspar
110 S. Hambden St. Chardon, OH 44024
Tel: 440-285-4665
FAX: 440-285-8320
Webmaster: Capt. John Blauch
