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Reedley (Fresno County) CA 93654 | 50 cents ‘Resuscitation Annie’ just part of EMT training
Vol. 130, No. 3 | Thursday, January 17, 2019
“Resuscitation Annie” was set on a table with a bag
valve mask nearby. The mannequin is a training tool for students of Sequoia Safety’s EMT courses.
Juanita Adame / The Exponent
Sequoia Safety Council
hosts 18-week course
By Juanita Adame
juanita@midvalleypublishing.com
It has several names, but it’s commonly known in the medical community as “Resus- citation Annie”, or “Rescue Anne.”
It is a life size mannequin comprised only of a head and torso with no limbs used for training purposes. On the afternoon of Jan. 10, Nick Friesen, a paramedic and Erik Milton, an emergency medical technician or EMT — both of whom are first responders
with Sequoia Safety Council in Reedley — were using the mannequin to demonstrate the proper way to perform “cardiopulmo- nary resuscitation,” or CPR as it’s more commonly known.
The mannequin lay strewn across a table inside one of the training rooms at Sequoia Safety Council while the two men stood over it detailing the step by step life saving process commonly used on patients who have stopped breathing.
Milton, who has been with Sequoia for 12 years and also works as a field training officer, stood at the side of the doll pumping on its chest, while Friesen held a “bag valve mask” (a large blue inflatable bag attached
to a mask) over the mannequin’s mouth to push air into the lungs.
“One, two, three,” said Milton as he pumped chest compressions onto the doll. “You see the green dot,” he said pointing to a small green dot flashing at the mannequin’s shoulder. “That teaches the student they are doing it right, if the dot appears red, they are doing it wrong.”
Milton teaches the 18-week EMT course at Sequoia Safety Council and added that “Annie” is used in conjunction with other training materials to help students under- stand what a career in the field would re-
In store for a good soaking
See EMT TRAINING on page A8
City is
planning
series of
town halls
By Jon Earnest
jon@midvalleypublishing.com
The city of Reedley is plan- ning a series of six monthly Town Hall meetings to discuss with the community a number of topics of importance to the city.
The first meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Senior Room in the Reedley Com- munity Center. The topic is “So Many Homeless People in Reed- ley Now!” The meeting will enable community members to get facts on current California and federal laws and what the city is doing to alleviate the issue.
The public is invited to any and all meetings. Five of the six meet- ings will be on the final Monday of the month, with the May meet- ing set for the Monday before the Memorial Day holiday. All meetings will start at 6 p.m. and be held in the community center’s Senior Room.
The other meeting topics by month are:
• February – “Why Don’t We Have a Target Yet?” The city’s economic development facts and myths will be discussed.
• March — “Gangs, Crime and Community Safety.” Pressing is- sues in local law enforcement will be discussed.
• April — “City Hall 101.” Learn about the city organization and get your questions answered.
• May — “Where the Rubber Hits the Road.” Learn about the latest street and road projects and how they were prioritized.
• June — “Drought, Contami- nation and Your Front Lawn.” Learnb about water quality and quantity in the city.
For more information on the Town Halls, call City Hall at (559) 637-4200, ext. 212.
The Reedley area was expected to receive its heaviest amount of precipitation during the 2018-19 rain season on Jan. 16. The National Weather Service predicted rain that day and on Thursday, Jan. 17, with a chance of more rain on Sunday, Jan. 20. While Reedley and the Central Valley still is at below average in rainfall for the date this year, recent storms have helped close the deficit.
ABOVE: The foothills, including Campbell Mountain in the background at left, were visible on Jan. 14 after light rain fell in the re- gion. This shot was taken along South Avenue north of Reedley.
LEFT: Reedley High School’s varsity boys soc- cer team practiced under a steady light rain at Sal Gonzalez Field just after sunset on Jan. 15.
Photos by Jon Earnest / The Exponent
No apparent action taken on Orange Cove animal shelter
The Orange Cove City Council had a meeting the evening of Jan. 14 at the Orange Cove Com- munity Center. While a reporter was present, no discussion was held about the topic of possibly reinstating the Friends of Orange Cove Animal Shelter (FOCAS) to provide care for dogs and cats at the city shelter. The small nonprofit had its contract with the city terminated back on Dec. 12 after FOCAS disclosed it had been given a suspended status with the state’s Franchise Tax Board. The board announced in late De- cember that the organization was back in good and active tax standing. No word on if another meeting and presentation was planned.
LEFT: Orange Cove City Council members lis- tened to business at the meeting.
Photos by Juanita Adame / The Exponent
RIGHT: Volunteers with the Friends of Orange Cove Animal Shelter stood in a recent photo.
Friends of Orange Cove Animal Shelter / Contributed
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