Lincoln Fire and Rescue continues to garner national recognition for their life saving work. For the tenth straight year LFR has earned the American Heart Association’s EMS Gold Honor Roll Award.
“This recognition reflects the lifesaving work being done every day by our team at LFR,” says Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird. “Their quick thinking, expert skills, and seamless coordination with our emergency communications team and local hospitals ensure that our residents receive the best possible care when they need it most.
To be recognized at this level, LFR must consistently reach an aggressive goal of treating patients to core standard levels developed by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Agencies this award have consistently demonstrated compliance for each required achievement measure for a minimum of two consecutive years.
Last year there were nearly 27,500 EMS incidents in Lincoln. LFR’s overall cardiac arrest survival rate is 22.4% compared to the national average of 10.2%. “I am proud of our EMS professionals as they continue to deliver pre-hospital care that positively impacts patient outcomes,” Pospisil says.
She credits the City’s investment in state-of-the-art lifesaving equipment, CPR provided by bystanders, advanced medical training and partnerships with local hospitals as factors that contribute to LFR’s high survival rate for stroke, heart attack and non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients.