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SUMMER - 1998 |
Evans Center saves man's life - twice in two years
By: TIGER SCHMITTENDORF/Evans Center PIO
| Cats may have nine lives,
but this man has at least three. Gary Stubler, a then 45-year old resident of the Town of Evans, lost control of his bicycle on June 4, 1996 and veered in front of an oncoming car. When volunteers from the Evans Center Fire Co. arrived, they found Stubler laying in the roadway, not breathing and without a pulse. They initiated CPR immediately. Stubler was defibrillated by Evans Center EMTs while still lying across the double yellow line of Bennett Road near Evans Center's Erie Road Station. CPR was continued while the patient was loaded into the ambulance. Once inside, spontaneous agonal breathing and a strong bounding heartbeat returned. After a short stay in the hospital, Stubler made a full recovery and returned to thank the volunteer fire company which he is a past member of. Around 1pm on Saturday-April 11, 1998 Stubler was found on his front lawn less than a quarter mile from Evans Center's station, again with no pulse and not breathing. |
A passerby and Evans Center's Assistant Chief Bob Zamrok
initiated CPR. Defibrillation was performed once and the patient showed a
sinus-bradychardia rate on the heart monitor. His breathing was assisted by the Evans
Center's EMTs ventilating him with a bag-valve-mask. The EMS team intubated and continued
to hyperventilate the patient and established an IV. Soon, Stubler started to breathe
spontaneously, his color came back and he was delivered to the emergency room at Lake
Shore Hospital. Thanks to the quick and effective actions of Evans Center's EMS team, and with luck on his side, Gary Stubler is alive and well today having survived two potentially fatal heart attacks. The team responsible for these life saving measures at both incidents consisted of: John Agos, Dennis Allen, Craig and Teri Buczkowski, Brad Carlson, Bob Corsi, Frank Forczek, Bruce Green Sr., Allen, Cindy and Tom Hagelberger, Ken Hontz, Tim Luscom, Ed Martin, Sal Magnimini, Mary Nytz, Clint Soemann, Don Taylor, Dan Wagner, and Bob Zamrok. |
