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HASTINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL T, SCHUTT, FIRE & EMS DIRECTOR
115 West 5'h Street
Hastings, MfV 55D33-1815
Business Office ~fi51} 480-5150
Fax X551 } 480-0170
TO: Hanarable Mayor Hicks and City Council Members
FROM: Michael T. Schutt, Fire and EMS Director r
DATE; December 31, 2008
SUBJECT: Authorize Donated Funds to Purchase Medical Equipment
Description:,
~n early 2005, a donation to the fire department in the amount of $4,500.00 was received
from Blessed Hastings. These funds were deposited into account number
213-220-2200-6580 equipment}.
Requested Action:
Staff is requesting authorization to use $3,256.00 of this donation to purchase a Maximo
Carbon Monoxide detector. This is a specialty piece of equipment that can detect any
amount of carbon monoxide in a patient, without any invasive procedure being done.
This non-invasive device can perform this test with accurate results within one minute.
Currently, the only way to test far carbon monoxide poisoning is to have a blood sample
drawn and deliver it to the hospital lab for testing.
r will be in attendance at the January 5, 2009, city council meeting. 1f you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at 65-775-5547 anytime.
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