Level One Heroes
Level One Heroes are paramedics in the community who help save the lives of heart attack patients with fast care and clinical expertise.
HealthEast Heart Care proudly commends:
Richard Fretschel, Mark Kaiser, Mark Sottile and Andrew Michalski
February 4, 2008, a patient was treated and transported to HealthEast Heart Care at St. Joseph’s Hospital by the St Paul Fire EMT crew members Fretschel, Kaiser, Sottile and Michalski.
Read the commendation the crew received from St. Paul Fire Chief Timothy Butler (pdf).
A summary of the case:
- EMS dispatch notified: 9:03 am
- On scene: 9:08 am
- 1st ECG interpreted: 9:12 am
- ST Elevation: Yes
- Left scene: 9:30 am
- Arrival at St. Joseph's: 9:36 am
- Door to balloon time*: 21 minutes
- EMS scene to balloon: 49 minutes
- Results: Successful PCI
Theresa Leonard and Tiffany Becker
In May 2007, a patient was transported to and
treated at St. Joseph's Hospital. The HealthEast ambulance crew included Theresa and Tiffany.
A summary of the case:
- EMS dispatch notified: 11:21 am
- On scene: 11:39 am
- 1st ECG interpreted: 11:45 am
- 2nd ECG: 11:54 am
- ST Elevation: Yes
- Time of Level One activation: unknown
- Left scene: 11:48 am
- Arrival at St. Joseph's: 12:08
- Patient arrival in CV lab: 12:18 pm
- Procedure start-perc: 12:24 pm
- PCI (balloon/device/decision): 12:30 pm
- Door to balloon time*: 12 minutes
- EMS scene to balloon: 69 minutes
- Results: Successful PCI with stenting
* Door to balloon time refers to the time between arrival at the hospital and the angioplasty procedure. The shorter the time, the faster doctors can restore blood flow and reduce damage to heart muscle.