Emergency/AED/First Aid

AED / Defibrillator
Please familiarize yourself with the Phillips HeartStart Home Defibrillator product information, and watch the training videos so that you will be prepared in case of emergency.  A Board Member or  [email protected] will be happy to discuss how you can access our community defibrillator.  
Phillips Heartstart Home AED Product  Information
Heartstart product overview
AED  Demonstration & Training videos
Download the Heartstart Instruction Manual

Please contact Jean Bosch for more information and training - 713-459-9034

AED / Defibrillator is located on The Fire Dept Lot on 743.

How do I use the Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator?
HeartStart is specifically designed for use by  virtually anyone to help save a  life. If you suspect that someone is in sudden cardiac arrest--they are not  breathing normally and you can't wake the person--call 911 first. Then follow  this three-step process: Pull, Place & Press.

Step 1--Pull the cartridge handle--it's marked "PULL" in  large letters.  This initiates the clear calm voice that will guide you through the process.

Step 2--Place the pads on the patient's bare chest. The voice  instructions tell you exactly what to do. HeartStart can even sense and adapt to  your actions. If you are moving quickly, the voice prompts stay  with you. If you  are taking more time, HeartStart provides increasingly detailed instructions to help you place the pads. Once HeartStart senses that  the pads have been applied  to the skin, it automatically begins analyzing the patient's heart rhythm.  HeartStart decides whether a shock is needed--you don't have to.

Step 3-- Press the shock button. If HeartStart decides a  shock is needed,  it will instruct you to press the flashing orange button HeartStart is designed  to only let you deliver a shock if it determines one is  needed. HeartStart even  provides CPR coaching.

Essentially, that's how it works. You can feel confident that the defibrillator  is providing  easy-to-follow, straightforward direction and coaching. All you  need is the desire to save a life. Check  out the animated demo of the HeartStart Home Defibrillator in action.

Still have questions?  Email any of the Summer  Place Community Association Board Members or  [email protected] for more information.
 
General First Aid
Below are links to several websites containing emergency and first aid instructions.
WebMD first aid guide
Mayo Clinic first aid guide
 
Summer Place - Emergency Instruction Card
Download this handy emergency instruction card and place in a visible location so that anyone can provide clear instructions to emergency personnel about how to find your home in case of emergency.
Emergency Instruction Card

OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS
Precinct 1 County Commissioner (John McCarver).................................254-375-2570 
Limestone County Road and Bridge........................................................254-729-5513
Limestone County Game Warden (Randy Harper)..................................903-922-2775
Navasota Valley Electric.............................................................Franklin 979-828-3232
Navasota Valley Electric..................................................................Mart 800-445-8920
Lake Limestone Water.............................................................................979-778-0202
Metro Sanitation, Inc................................................................................888-365-6558
HughesNet Satellite Service....................................................................866-347-3292
Connected Texas......................................................................  http://connectedtx.org
State Senator Charles Schwertner.......................................................(512) 463-0105
State Rep. Kyle Kacal..........................................................................(512) 463-0412
Limestone County Emergency Management..............................click for current news
Lake Limestone Water Level....................................... check current level (363 is full) 

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