Over 1,600 Averill Park High School Students Have Learned CPR Since 2009

Dec 2012 -- Averill Park High School received a donation of CPR anytime kits and continue efforts of training all high school students in the simple life saving skills of Hands-Only CPR. Mr. Brey Engle's freshman seminar along with Mrs. Olga Ashline's Junior & Senior health class take part in this two day mass training exercise. Sand Lake Ambulance volunteers, Averill Park School staff and local survivors train over 400 students in two days, reaching over 1,600 students in the past … [Read more...]

Celebrating 1,000 Students Trained in Life Saving CPR

In 2009, the Sand Lake Ambulance began training students at Averill Park in CPR. In 2010, sudden cardiac arrest survivors Michelle Haller of Loudonville and Kelly Crupi of W. Sand Lake joined the ambulance company in their efforts. In that time, we have trained 1,000 students in CPR. On Thurs, March 22, at 1:30 p.m., at Averill Park High School, 146 Gettle Rd., in Averill Park, Robbie MacCue of Sand Lake Ambulance, Haller and Crupi, along with representatives from the American Heart … [Read more...]

John King Paintings

The abstract paintings of the late John King of West Sand Lake, generously donated to Sand Lake Ambulance by his wife, Ursula King, are being offered to the public for sale. All proceeds will directly benefit the Ambulance, being used to acquire new life-saving technologies for the community and maintenance of equipment and facilities. Download the painting brochure here. All purchases are tax deductible. Read the Jan 8, 2012 TimesUnion.com Article on King's donation to Sand Lake … [Read more...]

Go Red For Women – “It’s Just a Little Heart Attack”

Friday February 1st is "Go Red for Women Day" -- A movement sponsored by the American Heart Association to raise awareness for heart disease in women.  Watch this great video & share with your friends. Remember: WEAR RED FRIDAY!!     It's Just a Little Heart Attack "Do you know what causes heart disease in women? What about the survival rate? Or whether women of all ethnicities share the same risk? The fact is: Heart disease kills one in three women each year – that’s approximately one … [Read more...]

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...]

Stories of Survival: Mr. Allen of Averill Park

On a sunny August day Mr. James Allen, of Averill Park, started to experience chest pains and severe difficulty breathing. 911 was called and Sand Lake Ambulance arrived, within minutes, Mr. Allen was sitting on the couch in serious distress. The Sand Lake crew obtained Mr. Allen’s vital signs, and performed a hospital-grade ECG right in Mr. Allen‘s living room.  The ECG showed blockages in Mr. Allen‘s coronary arteries – a situation known as a myocardial infarction, or more commonly, a heart … [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...]