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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, November 30, 2006 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Grand Canyon Ranger's Wife Saved Through Quick EMS Response On the evening of Sunday, November 26th, park emergency personnel responded to a cardiac arrest in progress. The 30-year-old wife of a park ranger-paramedic called out to her husband, who was upstairs in their residence. When he came downstairs to investigate, he found his wife unconscious and pulseless. He quickly began CPR and phoned for assistance. Rangers responded immediately. Incredibly, an AED was at the patient's side within two minutes of the call and she was defibrillated by her husband. Emergency personnel stabilized her in a perfusing rhythm and transported her by ambulance to the Grand Canyon Airport. The woman, still unconscious, was flown 75 miles by an aeromedical helicopter to Flagstaff Medical Center. She regained consciousness the following day and continues to receive follow-up care. [Ken Phillips, Chief Emergency Services] OTHER NEWS Other news from today's edition of InsideNPS, the National Park Service's home page: Virgin Islands NP - On Friday, December 1st, Virgin Islands National Park will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Chief Information Officer - The Department of the Interior recently agreed to an important change that will provide the NPS with more flexibility on the issuance of Smartcards. Park Facility Management Division - Petroglyph NM, Booker T. Washington NM, Lewis and Clark NHP, Craters of the Moon NM & Preserve, Cabrillo NM, and Gerry Cook of North Cascades NP received awards earlier this month for efforts to make the parks accessible to all. Glen Canyon NRA - The park has announced its first ever photo contest. The winning photo will be featured on Glen Canyon's annual park entrance pass. Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services - Dennis Burnett, the law enforcement administrator for the National Park Service, has announced that he will retire on January 3rd after 35 years with the National Park Service. St. Croix NSR - Chief Ranger Brian R Adams will retire on December 1st after 30 years of federal service. Padre Island NS - The park has issued an announcement for a GS-9 ranger. To link to InsideNPS, click on HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/ * * * * * Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |