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CPR

The Glenside Fire Protection District is now offering CPR to the public, healthcare providers and  businesses in the fire district.  Please click on the CPR link on the left for more information.

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 Safety Tips  

It looks like the heat is here to stay.  The heat of summer can be hard on all of us, but heat affects the elderly and the young quicker than most.  Monitor newborns and infants frequently, and check on elderly people in your neighborhood from time to time.  They cannot regulate their body temperature as well as average adults, so they are more susceptible to the heat.  

If you will be working outside, take frequent breaks and drink sufficient fluids.  Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke can develop quickly. If you have chest pain, become dizzy, light headed, or have trouble breathing, stop working immediately and call 911.  Staying out of the heat and drinking plenty of fluids are the best prevention from heat related illness.  

    On August 28, 2009, Governor Quinn signed into effect the Illinois Premise Alert Program (PAP) Act. This new state-wide program is aimed at providing first responders with vital information for people with special needs. The act defines special needs individuals as “individuals who have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by individuals generally.” Some examples would be, but are not limited to, deafness, blindness, autism, mobility issues, paralyzed individuals, etc.

First responders who have this information will be able to more effectively handle situations involving these special needs individuals.  If the fire department is responding to the home of a paralyzed subject, they can prepare themselves for a more complicated rescue.

Participating in the program is simple. If you are a parent, guardian, family member or caregiver of a special needs individual who would require extra assistance or treatment during an emergency, you can complete a PAP enrollment form and turn it into the Glenside Fire Protection District. The forms are available at the Glenside Fire Protection District located at 1608 Bloomingdale Rd or online. Click on the link below to download the form. 

 ILLINOIS PREMISE ALERT PROGRAM ENROLLMENT FORM
Provided by (Du Comm) Du Page Public Safety Communications.
The dispatch agency for the Glenside Fire Protection District.