02-12-18 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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reassessing Coach Oliver they discovered that he now had a pulse and appeared to be gaining consciousness and communicating with the paramedics. Coach Oliver was transported by EMS and upon arrival at the receiving hospital, Coach Oliver was conscious, alert and talking. Coach Oliver was admitted to the hospital for several days and then later released with what is expected to be a full recovery. Sudden cardiac death syndrome that occurs in people between the ages of 1 and 35 account for an average of 100,000 deaths each year in the United States. Bystander intervention like the CPR that Ernie and Jesse performed on Coach Oliver, occurs in less than 30% of victims that suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital and irreversible brain death begins to occur within 4 to 6 minutes in cardiac arrest victims with no CPR. The national survival rate of a sudden cardiac arrest victim LI bystander CPR being performed prior to EMS arrival is less than 7%. That survival rate without bystander CPR is cut in half. (3.5%) We now know that chances of survival were extremely low on that afternoon when he collapsed on the sideline early call to 911 by Jewel Whitfield to the bystander CPR performed by Ernie Molina and Jesse Juarez, Coach Oliver now has a second chance at life. This evening, these heroic citizens are being awarded the Lifesaving Award for their efforts in resuscitating Coach Chad Oliver from his sudden cardiac arrest, ultimately resulting in the saving of his life. These Good Samaritan ability to properly identify this medical emergency and calmly take action by performing CPR, produced a successful outcome and aided in preserving a human life. Please join me in congratulating Ernie Molina, Jesse Juarez and Jewel Whitfield in receiving these Lifesaving Awards as a token of our appreciation and gratitude for their outstanding and brave performance. (Presentation Concluded)