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Upland Hills Health Family Safety Fair delights
and educates
The first Family Safety Fair held on Saturday May 5th was
declared a success by participants and attendees alike. Over
200 people visited Upland Hills Health’s new ambulance
garage to gather information on ways to keep their loved
ones safe.
Activities ranged from the assembly and give away of Family
First Aid Kits to face painting.
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| Upland Hills Health Nurses help families to assemble
their own first aid kits/bags. Land’s End donated
the canvas bags used. |
Curious children swarmed the Dodgeville fire truck and ambulance
for a first-hand look at the equipment. EMS personnel and
fireman were on hand to answer questions and sound the sirens.
The highlight of the event occurred around 2 p.m. when the
Med-Flight crew landed and allowed people to get up close
and personal with the helicopter while asking questions about
the Med-Flight Service.
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| Curious children delighted in the chance to climb up
on the Dodgeville fire truck. |
All in all it was a great opportunity for various county
resources to come together for a great cause—the safety
of families. From poison ivy identifier cards and the D.A.R.E
program to gun safety and free gun locks to make-your-own
emergency survival kits—you could find info on just
about any safety issue. Patricia Lawson, Upland Hills Health
Director of Marketing & Community Relations explained “The
event was the brainchild of Upland Hills Health’s Emergency
Services staff—and they did a super job of putting
it all together. We definitely will consider holding another
such event in the future.”
Door Prize Winners should contact
Patricia Lawson at Upland Hills Health 930-7112 to collect
their prizes.
| C02 Detector |
Elaine U’ren |
| First Aid Kit |
Porayath Sankar |
| Fire Extinguisher |
Wendy Nipple |
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| June Meudt, Director of the Iowa County Health Department,
shares info on creating emergency survival kits with
the local radio audience. |
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| The crowd looks on as Med-Flight lands at the Safety
Fair Event. |
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| Families had the chance to view the Med-Flight helicopter
up close. |
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| Med-Flight Crew and Upland Hills Health Emergency Services
staff members. |
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