Equipment Needed
The Inverness Fire & EMS Foundation is raising funds to provide the following lifesaving equipment to the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District.
Thermal Imaging Camera
Reduces time required
to search a burning structure by 75%
Dramatically improves
firefighters' ability to locate victims and find their way out
of burning structures
Investment: $7,000 -
$10,000
The PRFPD currently
owns an older model camera that is nearing the end of its useful
life.
The IFEF would like to
purchase two thermal imaging cameras for the PRFPD.
ResQPod Circulatory Enhancer® for Cardiac Arrest
Circulatory Enhancer
is an advanced device for enhancing circulation in patients
requiring assisted ventilation, such as those receiving CPR.
Increases blood flow
to the heart and brain during CPR.
Increases the
opportunity for survival and normal neurological outcome.
May be used with
standard CPR or pump-assisted, (active
compression/decompression) CPR.
Investment: $2,500 for
12 month supply
Recommended by the
American Heart Association in the 2000 Guidelines for
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.