State Police Toy Drive: Gallery 2 – Newington

Note: Aetna Ambulance does NOT provide emergency services to the Town of Newington. Always dial 9-1-1 in the case of an emergency.

NEWINGTON — Aetna Ambulance and the Ambulance Service of Manchester were part of the team in the 16th Annual Connecticut State Police “Stuff-a-Cruiser” Toy Drive. The Toy Drive aims to provide a toy to each child seen at Connecticut Children’s throughout the year. This year’s haul was over $10,000 in cash for Child Life Services and over 50,000 toys.

State Police Toy Drive: Gallery

HARTFORD — Aetna Ambulance and the Ambulance Service of Manchester were part of the team in the 16th Annual Connecticut State Police “Stuff-a-Cruiser” Toy Drive. The Toy Drive aims to provide a toy to each child seen at Connecticut Children’s throughout the year. This year’s haul was over $10,000 in cash for Child Life Services and over 50,000 toys.

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This Week: State Police Toy Drive to Benefit Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

HARTFORD — Aetna Ambulance and the Ambulance Service of Manchester have once again been asked to take part in the annual Connecticut State Police “Stuff-a-Cruiser” Toy Drive to benefit Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

The Toy Drive (or “Stuff-an-Ambulance”) is open for collection at the Manchester, Newington and West Hartford locations of Toys R Us on the following dates and times:

  • Thursday 12/13: 4:00 pm-10:00 pm
  • Friday 12/14: 4:00 pm-10:00 pm
  • Saturday 12/15: 9:00 am-10:00 pm
  • Sunday 12/16: 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Connecticut State Police, Aetna and ASM hope to collect enough toys in one weekend to give a toy to every child seen at Connecticut Children’s throughout the year.

Organizations or individuals that are interested in donating toys to this cause should call (860) 647-9798 x 249 for details or to arrange to have toys picked up at their location. 

“They Literally Saved His Life”

WETHERSFIELD — Many things had to come together for one 74 year-old patient to survive the morning of October 26th. He needed the rapid dispatch of advanced care. He needed definitive cardiac care. But possibly the most important key to his survival: a skilled EMS team needed to show up at the door.

 Aetna’s Jeff D’Albero, Ashley Kramer and the Aetna Operations Supervisor responded to the 911 call for difficulty breathing. Upon arrival of the crew from Aetna Ambulance, his  breathing was agonal (a last few instinctive breaths) and his heart was in ventricular fibrillation; a non-perfusing, lethal heart rhythm. After intubation, ACLS medications, three rounds of defibrillation and three cardioversions the patient was in a normal, perfusing heart rhythm upon arrival at [Hospital].

The patient’s spouse returned a Patient Satisfaction Survey with the following response:

“The people who responded that day were terrific. They literally saved [his] life. Thank you for the bottom of our hearts.”

Seven days later, and out of pure coincidence, Jeff returned to [Hospital] to transport the same gentleman to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation of the minimal deficits he incurred. Today, the patient is resting and recovering at home. He said, “make sure they know I deeply appreciate what they did.”

Note: The use of details, dates, treatments and other conditions are done with the express written permission of the patient. 

Kudos from the Cath Lab: Volume 5

Kudos from the Cath Lab

Kudos from the Cath Lab

Field Care: The story says it all… Sunday 8:00 am. According to Aetna Ambulance Service Supervisor Paramedic Joyce Valentukonis:

  1. Assigned to Aetna 201, Alpha/Monitor 6,
  2. The 12-lead was transmitted with success and then a radio patch notifying of a STEMI alert was given.
  3. Just prior to arriving the patient went into cardiac arrest.
  4. The patient was resuscitated upon arrival of parking lot (eyes open and talking). In the hallway, patient went into cardiac arrest again.
  5. As of today: patient is extubated and talking.

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): EMS-to-balloon time: 61 minutes.

The patient’s spouse returned a Patient Satisfaction Survey with perfect scores and a note that says, “Thank you for saving my husband’s life.”