Hurricane Relief Efforts

Collection Site Wed Nov 14, Thurs & Fri Truck leaving Saturday Nov 17 For more info: Call 674-2221 ext 7 or View our Facebook Event Page & Share with your friends. We're collecting: - Cleaning supplies: Soap, Bleach, laundry detergent, dish washing liquid, Lysol, mops, brooms. - Gently used warm blankets, coats, sneakers/shoes. - Canned & non-perishable food items: such as beans,corn,peas, tomato sauce, and water. - Hygiene products (must be still sealed) - like wipes, … [Read more...]

Resources

Important Information - Help us help you! Post important medical information on the refrigeratorand review documents every 6 months. You can also create a wallet sized ID card with information as well. File of Life Template - Print & post on the refrigerator - printable PDF Create a free printable wallet card online - launch website Sand Lake Ambulance LifeAlert Program Guardian Alert 911 Hardware no activation - no contracts - no monthly fees Program Info Call 518.674.2221 … [Read more...]

Teaching CPR at APHS

In the last few days of March, Averill Park High School health teacher Mrs. Olga Ashline, in conjunction with Sand Lake Ambulance paramedic Robbie MacCue, trained over 120 APHS health students in the vital skill of CPR and the use of the school's four AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators). According to the American Hearth Association, about 80 percent of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in private residential settings, so being trained to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation … [Read more...]