Howard Lake Ambulance team saves life

HOWARD LAKE, MN – Quick thinking, coupled with skills and the right equipment on hand, is what helped the Howard Lake Ambulance team save the life of Don Drusch in April.
Howard Lake Ambulance responded to a 911 call at Drusch’s residence, and found him suffering from cardiac arrest.
Drusch if the father of Howard Lake Fire Chief Joe Drusch.
“We started CPR immediately upon arrival,” said Jeff Granrud, assistant ambulance director for Howard Lake Ambulance. “During CPR, we got him (Drusch) into a readable heart rhythm to utilize the AED (automated external defibrillator).”
Granrud explained that the AED will not shock some types of heart rhythms, so getting a patient into a rhythm that can be read by the AED is critical.
“Everything fell into place,” Drusch said. “I didn’t do anything, except tip over. They (the Howard Lake Ambulance) did everything right – everything clicked.”
More information about this topic will be in Monday’s Herald Journal.