DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine – A member of a Shriners marching unit
\nparticipating in the annual Dover-Foxcroft Homecoming Parade on
\nSaturday has the community’s emergency response personnel to thank
\nfor his life. <\/p>\n

Brian Mullis, EMS director of Mayo Regional Hospital in
\nDover-Foxcroft said the Shriner, whose name could not be released
\nbecause of privacy issues, was successfully resuscitated after
\nsuffering cardiac arrest along the parade route.<\/p>\n

“The Shriners’ flag unit was actually in front of one of
\nour machines,” Mullis said Sunday afternoon. “While they were
\nmarching, an older gentleman in the unit collapsed and went into
\nimmediate cardiac arrest.”<\/p>\n

While members of the regional EMT unit initiated immediate CPR
\nmeasures, two nurses who were in the crowd of spectators stepped
\nforward to assist.<\/p>\n

“I was in the crowd watching the parade with my family when I
\nheard the call,” Mullis said. “I ran over to help.”<\/p>\n

Emergency personnel used a portable defibrillator on the scene
\nand the victim’s heartbeat resumed, Mullis said.<\/p>\n

He was immediately transported to Mayo Regional Hospital and
\nlater transferred to Eastern Maine Medical Center where Mullis said
\ndoctors reported they expect him to make a full recovery.<\/p>\n

“So it looks like this guy who basically dropped dead in the
\nparade will recover,” Mullis said. “Thanks to some great CPR and
\nresponse.”<\/p>\n

Last year Dover was named an American Heart Association Heart
\nSafe Community based on the level of CRP training offered in the
\ncommunity, the presence of at least one automated external
\ndefibrillator and the level of advanced life support training taken
\nby and available from emergency response personnel.<\/p>\n

“This was a collaborative effort by the community to get this
\ndesignation,” Mullis said. “This incident really showed the
\nincredible teamwork between the different people with the
\nparamedics, the fire department and ambulance crews working really
\nwell together plus good 911 dispatching.”<\/p>\n

While the bulk of the emergency response attention was on the
\nfallen Shriner, another crew was responding to an accident
\nelsewhere in the parade.<\/p>\n

A small child fell off one of the floats, Mullis said, and
\nsuffered minor injuries and lacerations.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been doing this parade for 12 years and this is the
\nfirst time anything like this has happened,” he said. “We were able
\nto take care of both calls at the same time and still have two
\ncrews available to cover the area.”<\/p>\n

Bangor Daily News PO Box 1329 491 Main Street Bangor, ME 04401<\/p>\n

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