Graves County Sheriffâs Office marking cars in ditches
Tow truck companies busy By Isabelle Hanson | February 10, 2021 at 6:41 PM CST - Updated February 10 at 6:55 PM
MAYFIELD, Ky. (KFVS) - The Graves County Sheriffâs Office reports tow trucks cannot get to some vehicles in ditches until the roadways thaw.
According to Chief Deputy Jeremy Prince, officers are using caution tape to mark vehicles that need to stay on the side of the road or in ditches until a tow truck can get to them. The tape signifies an officer checked on the vehicle and made sure no one is inside.
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Yuma, Arizona - Last week the Yuma Fire Department responded 14 times to reports of unconscious people, with several of them being in cardiac arrest and needing Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). In at least 4 cases bystanders were doing CPR when Paramedics arrived.
Would you know what to do if someone suddenly became unresponsive? According to the University of Arizona’s Sarver Heart Center, every year more than 160,000 people die of sudden cardiac arrest.
Cardiac arrest is a condition where the heart suddenly stops pumping blood. In many cases, the heart goes from a regular heartbeat to random twitching (called ventricular fibrillation). When a person is in cardiac arrest, circulation and blood pressure (and breathing) stop, and the person becomes unconscious. In this condition, quick action must be taken to increase a person’s chances of survival. These recommended actions are ofte