HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03241992 - 1.19 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION NO. 92/171
Commending the Oakley
Fire Protection District
on the procurement and
use of the Defibrillator
WEEREAS,,Ehno and Margarethe Wurts have been the owners of the Sea Horse
Marina in Bethel Island area since 1982 and have enjoyed good health up to the present time;
and
W]HEREAS,!,At 2:30 a.m. on the morning of January 11, 1992,Mr.Wurts awoke
with "'heart burn", asked to,be taken to the hospital, and while en route, collapsed,whereupon
Mrs. Wurts immediately called "911'; and
WBFREAS,,Oakley Fire Department firefighters,arriving on the scene within
minutes,upon determining that Mr. Wurts was without a heartbeat immediately applied CPR;
and
WHEREAS,,the Oakley Fire Department rescue van arrived and immediately
hooked Mr. Wurts up to a new piece of life-saving equipment called"Defibrillator"whereupon,
within a matter of minutes Mr. Wurts heartbeat was restored; and
WHEREAS,;,the use of this new life-saving machine,which has the ability to
analyze medical problems relating to non-breathers through an electronic voice which tells
firefighters whether or not the patient has a pulse, then gives specific instructions relating to
procedures to be followed to restore a heartbeat,literally saved Mr.Wurts life; and
WHEREAS,:the Oakley Fire Protection District, using assessment funds provided
by Measure H,was able to purchase the Defibrillator and train firefighters in its use, enabling
this life-saving machine to be available for emergencies as of December 26, 1991;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board
of Supervisors commends the firefighters the Oakley Fire Protection District for their prompt
response and immediate and expert use of the Defibrillator as well as the District itself for its .
procurement of this important piece of life-saving equipment.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 24th day of
March, 1992.
I hereby certify that;the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the
minutes of said Board of Supervisors of the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on
this 24th day of March, 1992.
Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
I
By. �
4eiuity
Introduced by:
Tom Torlakson
Supervisor,District V
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