Gary Reis is president and founder of three Pawtucket, Rhode Island businesses: Triton Fleet Services, Ambulance Rescue Billing (now called A-Stat Medical Billing Management), and Med Tech Ambulance Services. In 2007, Gary Reis created Med Tech’s sister company, Access Ambulance Service, Rhode Island’s largest ambulance provider. Access Ambulance Service aims to create a state-of-the-art, technologically sound ambulance service for its clients. All of its employees must be trained in American Heart Association (AHA) CPR. The AHA is an authority on resuscitation practices and applies cutting-edge research to its training programs. Cardiac arrest, in which the heart malfunctions and stops the flow of blood to major organs, is a major cause of death. In the United States, more than 350,000 of these events happen each year outside of a hospital. CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is a process almost anyone can do with some training, and greatly improves a person’s chances of survival. While 70 percent of cardiac events happen in homes, less than half of those afflicted can get CPR before first responders arrive. CPR involves applying chest compressions 100 to 120 times per minute—a steady beat that can help keep blood flowing in the body. When CPR is applied quickly enough, it can make the difference between life and death.
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AuthorA longtime resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Gary Reis attended Tolman High School before pursuing his emergency medical technician credentials at the Community College of Rhode Island. Archives
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