Two Southern Nevadans Receive The ‘Star Of Life’ Award

It is nice to see two dedicated Southern Nevada flight paramedics receive the recognition they deserve for the amazing and important work they do every day. Mercy Air Medics Nicholas Enos and Carlos Fonseca received the prestigious "Star of Life" award from the Nevada Ambulance Association during a special awards ceremony and banquet in Carson City on Tuesday, March 14th.

According to a press release from AirMethods®, Nicholas Enos leads two air medical bases at Mercy Air 21 in Pahrump. He monitors staffing of the bases, base safety operations, base culture, and makes sure the residents of this rural area can receive the medical services they need. Carlos Fonseca is a paramedic and a "base outreach coordinator" for Mercy Air 7 in Henderson. He has helped set up several landing zones in our area and has led many training events which help to bring together the various agencies that are needed to work together in medical crisis situations.

Congratulations to both of these hard-working gentlemen who help our residents and communities during emergency medical situations. After having the chance to watch all of the entertainment industries give each other awards for what they do, it is heart-warming to see some of the less famous people receive well-deserved recognition.

I checked out the Air Methods website at AirMethods.com, and I was amazed to learn that they have over 400 helicopters and fixed wing aircraft serving residents of 48 states. Their website claims they "have the world's largest civilian fleet of helicopters." They also employ staff who will advocate for all of the patients they transport to help them to avoid costly expenses and assist them with the "post-flight billing process."

We are fortunate to have these services in our region, and we should thank ALL Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel whenever we have the opportunity. We never know when we will need their help.

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As anyone who has watched the classic episode of The Office where the Dunder Mifflin team learned CPR (sort of) knows, the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" is the perfect song to do CPR to. While the episode is hilarious, CPR is no laughing matter. Lyrically, "Stayin' Alive" is a bit on the nose. But it is also 100 beats per minute, which is the perfect pace to administer CPR.

You shouldn't be picky about music when administering CPR, of course. Time is of the essence. But just in case, New York Presbyterian Hospital has a playlist of songs at 100bpm. Though the playlist has 57 songs and runs 3 and a half hours, we picked the funniest and oddest ones to play in the crucial moment of saving someone's life.

Per the Mayo Clinic, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique that's useful in many emergencies, such as a heart attack or near drowning, in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. If you're afraid to do CPR or unsure how to perform CPR correctly, know that it's always better to try than to do nothing at all, so pick a tune and get to pumpin' because the difference between doing something and doing nothing could be someone's life. But, hey, why not dedicate a little time so that you are actually prepared to take action if you need to. Learn more about the basics here.

Incidentally, in the aforementioned scene from The Office, the CPR instructor tells Steve Carrell's Michael Scott to sing "Stayin' Alive," and he instead starts singing Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive." That song is also at 100bpm, so that would have worked as well (assuming that Michael is better at administering CPR than he is at keeping secrets). But you wouldn't want to start with the intro of that song, which is slower than 100 bpm, just jump right to the chorus.

See below our 10 favorites from the list:

Singing "Is it too late now to say sorry?" while giving someone CPR feels a bit weird, but hey, it's 100bpm!

Justin's song is weird in this scenario, as it makes us want to dance. Don't worry about bringing sexy back when you're doing CPR.  Also: "Don't be so quick to walk away."

Now the folks over at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, like The Office, have a great sense of humor to include "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees. It's pretty on the nose!

"When you see my face, hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell." Hopefully, giving someone CPR will have the opposite effect.

Hearing Missy Elliot saying, "Is it worth it? Let me work it" while giving someone CPR seems like the most inspiring song on the list. Please note that this song and video may be NSFW, even if it might help save a life.

The music video (which may be considered NSFW) takes place in an ER (which is also a bit on the nose). Tracy Morgan makes a cameo as hospital security, which is hilarious.

Instead of being an arms dealer, it's much better to be a breath dealer while getting someone's breath pumping again.

It's also a bit on the nose: "When I die and they lay me to rest/Gonna go to the place that's the best!" That's all well and good, but hopefully CPR will delay that trip.

Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock may not have been sincere when he sang "Well, we'll float on, good news is on the way." But you can take it literally in this instance, especially after successful CPR.

Keep them "big wheels" turnin' so you can go back to whenever you call home, whether it's Alabama or anywhere else.