Firehouse Subs Donates Life-Saving Tools For Local Responders

At the Firehouse Subs restaurant on Gunbarrel Road this afternoon, Dr. James Creel, chief medical officer at Erlanger Health System, thanked the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for the donation of equipment, which includes two laryngoscopes, two automated external defibrillators (AEDs), two tactical response bags and a portable, hand-held ultrasound device. Dr. Creel said the equipment will be stored on a new emergency response vehicle operated out of the University of Tennessee's College of Medicine at Erlanger.

Battalion Chief Rick Boatwright with the Chattanooga Fire Department said a doctor trained in pre-hospital care will be responding to emergency calls with area fire and police departments, area ambulance services, and Erlanger's Life Force Air Medical. Dr. Creel believes this response unit, with the high-tech equipment, is unique to this region and a great asset for emergency medical care.

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In the photo: With Dr. Creel and Firehouse Subs employees looking on, Dr. Reuhland, emergency medical resident at Erlanger, demonstrates the new hand-held ultrasound device, which can be used to facilitate a quick diagnosis in the field at car wrecks and other medical emergencies.