{"id":44078,"date":"2019-08-02T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44078"},"modified":"2019-08-02T11:55:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:55:53","slug":"floridas-southern-gulf-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross-awards-certificate-of-extraordinary-action-to-thomas-sentner-for-saving-a-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/08\/floridas-southern-gulf-chapter-of-the-american-red-cross-awards-certificate-of-extraordinary-action-to-thomas-sentner-for-saving-a-life\/","title":{"rendered":"FLORIDA\u2019S SOUTHERN GULF CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AWARDS CERTIFICATE OF EXTRAORDINARY ACTION TO THOMAS SENTNER FOR SAVING A LIFE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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 <\/strong><\/a>On Thursday, Aug. 1, the American Red Cross Southern Gulf Chapter recognized Thomas Sentner for using Red Cross life-saving skills to save an individual\u2019s life. He was presented with an award at the Chapter\u2019s monthly volunteer dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year in September, Sentner was deployed to Wilmington, N.C., as a Disaster Health Services volunteer to assist residents in a shelter impacted by Hurricane Florence. At the shelter, he provided care to individuals that needed additional medical assistance throughout the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 27, 2018, an individual loss consciousness and Sentner quickly identified signs and symptoms of a suspected opioid overdose. With his fast thinking and timely response, Sentner administered two doses of Naloxone to save the individual\u2019s life. As a result, the individual quickly regained consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Sentner\u2019s heroic and lifesaving action, he was presented with the Red Cross Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action in a ceremony at the Red Cross Chapter office in Fort Myers, Fla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This certificate is given to individuals like Sentner who step up during an emergency and help save or sustain a life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVolunteers are vital to our mission at the Red Cross. In this situation, Thomas\u2019 actions as a volunteer saved our shelter client. We are grateful for his service and dedication,\u201d said Jill Palmer, executive director for the chapter. \u201cVolunteers bring comfort and hope to those impacted by a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red Cross staff and volunteers gathered to recognize and honor Sentner for his quick and exceptional action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sentner is an EMT volunteer with the chapter\u2019s Disaster Health Services Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red Cross training gives people the knowledge and skills to act in an emergency and save a life. A variety of online, blended (online and in-person skills session) and classroom courses are available at redcross.org\/takeaclass<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nominate Someone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People can go to LifesavingAwards.org to nominate and recognize<\/a> an individual or group of individuals who have used the skills and knowledge learned in an American Red Cross Training Services course to help save or sustain a life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


About the American Red Cross:
<\/em><\/strong>The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit <\/em>redcross.org\/southflorida<\/a> or visit us on Facebook and Twitter at <\/em>@SFLRedCross<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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