VOL. 7 NO. 10
Feb. 13, 2013
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Leadership “Health and Safety Day” By Maureen Kline
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“Out ‘N’ About” Pages 12-13
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Leadership Geauga Class 2013 members, (l-r) Laura Marsic, Maureen Kline, John Kolar, Tish Kilfoyle, Bert Diehl and Matt Detweiler climb aboard the ambulance at Munson Fire Department. and communication during a disaster. There is a boardroom linked in where all the county and state representatives are given posts and computers/phone for communication and commands to the various stations that intervene during a disaster. It is truly amazing how they collectively come together to inform the public, their fellow police, fire, utilities and government to integrate and deploy the disaster relief efforts. Then it was off to my home away from home, UH Geauga Medical Center. This hospital is where I work at selling my
products to the incredible care providers, clinicians and physicians. Lou Ann Marx met us at the emergency room. Our classmate Mike Dutton had a mock heart attack during our visit at the DES. He was met and treated by the Munson Fire Department who transported him to the ED department at the UH Geauga campus. Lou Ann greeted the class and led us into the ED where Mike was being treated for his Mock Heart attack. We met a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who explained medical interventions and the Continued on page 5
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eadership Geauga’s “Integrating Health, Safety and Prevention” day was a real learning experience as well as a familiar friend. I have been involved professionally in most aspects of the day throughout my medical sales career. The day started with our first stop in my town, at the Munson Fire Department. Chief Mark S. Lynn and his amazing staff toured us through the proper use of a fire extinguisher, had us trained on the proper protocol PSS and had us put out a mock fire. We then learned from his staff that firefighting is a personal calling; these professionals are driven to take rigorous training and testing. They are paramedics in addition to being firefighters. Munson supports these courageous men through our generous support by passing levies. The levies pay for all the equipment and vehicles. They are equipped with state of the art “jaws of life” for rescue from car accident to the advanced technology invasive bone drill that enables them to start an IV and can be administered when they cannot start an IV due to poor veins. These are equipped on the EMS first responder vehicles. Our next stop was jaw dropping, at the Department of Emergency Services, led by Dale Wedge. I never knew these command centers existed beyond the movies. We practiced a mock emergency, Perry Nuclear disaster and how the DES responds. There are approximently 16 computer stations, each responsible for its own intervention
Berkshire Students “Read for Relief”
r. Brent Gardner a teacher at Berkshire Elementary School challenged his english/language arts students to do something other than waste away their Christmas holidays. He suggested they “Read for Relief.” Taking this challenge seriously, the students from grades three through six earned $3,400 by enlisting sponsors and reading thousands of pages. Themoney was donated to the American Red Cross and designated for Hurricane Sandy relief. These students shared some of their thoughts about this experience. Matthew P. said, “I got really excited once it started. It was fun to help people. I like to read, so it was Continued on page 2