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11 • EMS MEDICAL ACTIVITIES One of- the priorities in our EMS system- is the education- of St. Anthony's citizens in first-aid,'-and CPR. Statistics indicate that we are achieving a degree of success in this area as 'a number of students has been increasing over the last few years. The main factor in the high number of- first aid- students is our involvement in the high school program to train all 8th and 10th grades in first aid and CPR. Another successful program we offer is our free blood pressure service. During 1983 we took 573 blood pressures for' the citizens- in this area. In many cases .we. discovered problems that otherwise would have gone undetected. The St. Anthony Fire Department continues to participate in a nation- wide study of the effectiveness of using automatic external defibril- lator/pacemakers in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Preliminary data seems to indicate these devices should have a positive effect in reducing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest mortality. During the fall of 1983, we started the process of recertifying the department personnel according to State of Minnesota guidelines for "first responders" . This process: should .be completed by spring, 1984 , with 100% compliance expected. This recertification, along with the recent training for the police department, should continue to ensure • the community with some of the finest care available in a non- transporting phase of emergency care. The 911 Emergency Telephone System may have increased public knowledge of the emergency care offered by the Fire Department. This is evident by the fact that the Fire Department is responding to calls that in past years may have bypassed portions of the emergency medical system. CIVIL DEFENCE/Er1ERGENCY -OPE?ZATIONS . (Federal Emergency Management Association), During 1983, Emergency Planning efforts focused on updating the Main Emergency . Plan. Officials of Hennepin County Emergency Preparedness informed us of their plan to streamline the County's .plan, which would condense the local plans . We are awaiting direction from the County before continuing with the update of our plan. A Civil Defense western academy will be sited at Carson City, Nevada. This site, along with the Emmitsburg, Maryland site , will make avail- -able two training locations. According to Hennepin County, the radio activated siren conversion will occur in 1984. '. As Civil Defense Director, Chief -�Entner attended the summer Ramsey County Civil Defense meetings ,to garner new ideas and keep abreast • of their activities.