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What seemed like the second they hung up the phone, officers Raymond ~ DAVID CARTER Bodrie and AJ Benson, patrolling in the vicinity, were on the scene, and continued with CPR and applied the did a remarkable job. feedback to first responders in terms of sophisticated AED. “This gentleman is here tonight, he was released clinical technologies, the patient information is Fire Chief Duncan Murdock and Fire Marshal/ from the hospital, walking and talking, and giving his instantly relayed to the receiving hospital to alert and Assistant Chief Russell Bodrie were en route to an kids a run for their money, and I hope grandkids.” prepare them for faster diagnosis and emergency care. officers meeting when the call came in: “Man Down Reading from the commendation, Murdock To say they are technological life savers would be an on Sarah Lane, Not Breathing.” continued, “Grosse Ile Fire Chief Duncan Murdock understatement. Russ turned his car around, and went immediately and the Grosse Ile Fire Commission hereby award “We had a commission meeting a while back, and to the fire station and drove the ambulance. Chief lifesaving commendations to firefighters Brower, Kurt and I had a discussion about acquiring the Life drove immediately to the home. By the time they had Copley, Gonzalez, Lowler, Bodrie, Pusdesris, Packs. And I asked if he had any contacts and yes, gotten there, firefighters Rich Brower, Ted Copley, and police officers Benson and Bodrie for their he had contacts. South Shore came through with Jacob Gonzalez, Lenny Pusdesris and captain Charles professional conduct in the finest tradition of the one. Then Kurt called back and said, “I kinda made a Lowler continued with advanced medical attention, Grosse Ile Fire Department.” mistake, we really need two,’ and South Shore came and loaded David Carter into the ambulance, where Speaking to a tearful audience full of family, through with two, to the tune of $64,000 worth of he was transported by the Grosse Ile Police and Fire friends, and firefighters, an emotionally charged equipment. This donation from Beaumont is huge.” Departments to Beaumont -Trenton South Shore David Carter said, “My family moved here in 1960, Kurt Kobiljak added, “As Duncan indicated, hospital. I graduated from Grosse Ile High School. I raised obviously what you want is a good corporate The next thing David remembers is that he woke up my family here. I am so glad to have this opportunity neighbor, and clearly Beaumont Hospital is carrying in the ICU with no recollection as to how he got there. to see my grandchildren and watch my daughter get on the tradition. When I called the first time, they married last Friday” didn’t blink an eye, and when I called the second time, He was alive. “I can’t repay the team, but I’ll try and pay it they didn’t blink an eye again. “All the stars must have been aligned,” explained forward. My life is ... I look at things a lot differently It’s going to benefit the community, it’s going to assistant chief Bodrie, “Everything has to come now. You have what they say is a ‘life debt’, I thank benefit our residents, and it’s going to benefit our Fire together just right. The response within minutes was you all.” Department. We appreciate everything they have critical to such a successful outcome. Immediately after Carter’s deeply touching speech, done.” “The fast CPR from the family to the first Chief Murdock was joined at the podium by Fire David’s wife, Mary Carter best sums it up, not only responders helped save David’s life. The biggest Commission members, chairperson Jerry Bringard, for her family, but for the entire community of Grosse problem we have when it comes to saving people in and former Township Supervisors Dallas Kelsey Ile. cardiac arrest is the ‘unknown down time,’ when we and Kurt Kobiljak. Flanked on the other side was “We are so grateful for our fabulous rescue don’t know how long they have been out.” Beaumont-Trenton South Shore administrator Natasha and fire volunteers. Their response and skill was In a commendation ceremony at the late January Barney who was there to donate two Life Pack 15 overwhelming. They are great guys, really great guys. Board of Trustees meeting, Chief Murdock praised the units to the Grosse Ile Fire Department. We are truly indebted to them for their great work in knowledge and medical skills of the lifesaving heroes, The Life Pack 15s are monitoring/defibrillating saving lives. 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