NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Monday, September 13, 2010
INCIDENTS
Statue of Liberty NM
Visitor's Life Saved Through Prompt EMS Response
On Labor Day, a 52 year-old woman who was visiting the park with her son, daughter-in-law and grandson collapsed on Liberty Island, the victim of a heart attack. She was unresponsive when USPP Officer Karl Larsen arrived on the scene. Larsen quickly called for an NPS EMT and did an initial assessment of the woman. EMT Steve Schecter arrived on the scene, realized that she was in cardiac arrest, and began lifesaving CPR techniques with the assistance of additional first responders from the NPS and the USPP. Meanwhile, officers and rangers cleared a landing zone for the medevac helicopter on the northern side of the Statue of Liberty, a procedure that had been practiced only two months earlier. The woman was transported to the landing zone as CPR was administered. At the landing zone, a faint pulse was felt and she began breathing on her own. She was transferred to the care of the medivac crew ewhen it arrived and was transported to University Hospital in Newark, N.J., where she was in intensive care at the time of the report. “If it wasn't for Officer Larsen's fast response and summoning of EMT Steve Schecter, who utilized his expertise of life saving knowledge, I feel that this woman would have perished,” said Sgt. Robert Kramer, USPP. “EMT Steve Schecter's command and leadership in designating roles to first responders --- USPP Officer Dominic Parlanti and Rangers Bob McHugh, Dave Lawrence, Randall Rishe -- and EMT Jay Saymon, is the sole reason that [the woman's] life was saved.” [Mindi Rambo, Public Affairs Officer]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):
Flight 93 NM - On Saturday, September 11th, First Lady Michelle Obama and former First Lady Mrs. Laura W. Bush delivered keynote remarks to thousands gathered at a solemn commemoration ceremony that paid homage to the 40 heroic men and women of United Flight 93 while honoring all those who perished on September 11, 2001.
Klondike Gold Rush (Seattle) NHP - Klondike Gold Rush staff provided packing expertise to people of all ages during GirlFest on Saturday, August 28th. More than 6,000 people attended the event, which celebrated “everything cool about being a girl.” Photo.
Climate Change Response - On September 9th, Director Jarvis released the servicewide Climate Change Response Strategy, which provides direction to the NPS on addressing and lessening the effects of climate change. A link to this document is provided.
Workplace Enrichment - In order to better understand and improve leadership effectiveness, Alaska Region administered the Emotional Competency Inventory (ECI) 360° assessment to the regional directorate, park superintendents and all Alaska Region supervisors over a 16-week period in early 2010.
Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the National Park Service.
Chief Information Officer - Carl Chitwood, Enterprise Web Manager for the NPS since 2003, has accepted the position of Director of Web Communications for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Photo.
Northeast Region - John Piltzecker has been selected as the new associate regional director for Construction and facilities management for Northeast Region. Photo.
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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).
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