Jumping the city
The city of Compton is taking measures to
safeguard its citizens from one of the biggest killers in the city. No,
it's not gangs, drugs or economic depression. It's heart attacks.
The city introduced a new plan to install
automatic defibrillators, the human jumper cables that can be seen in television
shows such as "E.R.," in government buildings, seniors facilities, parks
and emergency vehicles.
Ken Hanson
Forget that the name Compton invokes thoughts
of gang warfare and drive-by shootings.
Now city officials are focusing on preventing
heart attacks in their community.
What nice, caring officials in Compton,
huh?
Maybe they figured it would be too difficult
to eliminate the gang problem, so they need to provide help to all the
people having heart attacks because they are so nervous about getting robbed
or shot.
And the irony of the situation is that
at the unveiling, Krispy Kreme doughnuts were served.
They want to make sure people put these
new public safety devices to good use.
Speaking of using these electro-shock pads,
just imagine if someone enraged you so much that you just grabbed those
pads and zapped him until his hair was smoldering.
Now if that doesn't spell public safety
hazard, what does?
Compton Police Capt. Steve Roller said
the defibrillators can only be used on a person who truly needs them.
The new technology also provides users
with step-by-step instructions, according to the Long Beach Press Telegram.
How does a machine decide who really needs
ajump start?
There is a reason that doctors, nurses
and medical technicians have so much training. Joe P. Citizen should not
have that much power in his hands.
Ken Hanson is the opinion editor of
the Daily Forty-Niner. |
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