AHN community response unit has new vehicle, equipment
CRANBERRY TWP — Since its inception in the southwestern Butler County region in October 2021, the Allegheny Health Network Wexford Community Response Unit has been busy.
The unit, which consists of an SUV-size vehicle driven by paramedics that can assist area EMS providers at crisis scenes, has spent the last half-year helping out at accidents and medical emergencies across Cranberry Township, Adams Township, Mars, Seven Fields, Middlesex Township and Valencia.
In June the unit received a new Ford Expedition special service vehicle, along with equipment upgrades and a new cardiac monitor/defibrillator, Lucas automated CPR device, suction unit, and additional medications. The Community Response team will be able to use its new equipment on emergency calls. The old vehicle will be kept as a spare.
The unit has responded to 636 calls so far this year, said Megan Lenz, supervisor of AHN prehospital response.
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