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NORTHVILLE
NORTHVILLE

Lifesavers

Coworkers, first responders

save heart attack victim’s life

Cristal Mouele always thought her co- her pulse.
workers at the University of Michigan Shortly after, she began breathing on
Health Center in Northville Township her own and regained consciousness,
were lifesavers, but it wasn't until April 20 according to official reports of the incident.
that she truly understood their skills. Township Fire Department EMTs took
While working, Mouele suffered a sud- an EKG at the scene, notified the hospital
den cardiac arrest. Recognizing the emer- and transported her to Trinity Health
gency, her colleagues called 911, began Livonia Hospital. She regained conscious-
CPR, used an automated external defibril- ness and was alert enroute to the hospital,
lator (AED), started an IV and even admin- officials said. Township paramedics even
istered some cardiac medication prior to accompanied Mouele into the cath lab and
the arrival of township first responders. were present for her cardiac catheteriza-
Township police officers arrived and tion procedure. Cristal Mouele, center, was on hand at Northville Township Hall last week as her co-
performed CPR and firefighter/paramedics Northville Township Fire Chief Brent workers and the first responders who saved her life were officially recognized for their
assumed care of Mouele at the scene, pro- Siegel presented civilian life-saving awards heroism. Photo provided by Northville Township.
viding advanced life support. last week to Mouele's colleagues who police officers, and firefighter/para- gram has such success in resuscitating vic-
Mouele was defibrillated five times and helped save her life. medics,” officials said in a prepared state- tims who suffer a cardiac arrest that our
had three rounds of cardiac medications “These positive outcomes do not hap- ment. survival rates have continued to be three
administered when EMTs successfully dis- pen by chance. This success was due to the “Northville Township Fire times the state and national averages,”
tinguished a regained heartbeat through efforts of her co-workers, our dispatch, Department's Advanced Life Support pro- Siegel added.

Touch-A-Truck

Municipal vehicles from the
Northville Fire and Police depart-
ments, the water department,
Northville City Hall, DTE Energy
and other service trucks
appeared in the Northville High
School parking lot last weekend
in an event hosted by the
Northville District Library.
Organizers said the inaugural
Tough-A-Truck event drew a large
crowd interested in talking with
public safety and utility person-
nel. Firefighters explained the var-
ious equipment necessary in exe-
cuting water/ice rescues or vehi-
cle extrications along with various
equipment including patrol cars
and service trucks.

Garden Walk

tickets now

available

Tickets for the Garden Club of
Northville Annual Garden Walk
are now available.
This year, the self-directed
tour of six private gardens will
take place from 9 a.m. until 4
p.m. July 12.
Advance tickets for the
Garden Walk are available at
Gardenviews at Home or online
at Eventbrite. Advance sale tick-
ets are priced at $12 while tick-
ets the day of the walk will be
available only at the Green
Space 199 South Wing St.,
behind the Northville Public
Library and will be $15. Artisans
and vendors will be on hand to
offer unique garden related
items as well as plant material,
an organizer said.
For more information or to
purchase tickets by phone, call
(734) 788-9935.

Moving up

Northville Township Police
Sgt. Tony Dang was
recently promoted to his
new rank in the depart-
ment. Officials said that
"Dang has displayed
remarkable dedication and
perseverance throughout a
rigorous and demanding
promotional process, and
we are proud to witness
his achievement. Officer
Dang's successful naviga-
tion of this intensive and
stressful journey serves as
a true testament to his
unwavering work ethic and
commitment to excellence"
officials concluded in a
social media statement.