<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=00KjYG_1BZyJNOQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=00KjYG_1BZyJNOQ00" width="1787" height="1159" ><figcaption>Members of the Altura Ambulance Service and Rollingstone First Responders are recognized for helping save Terry Schultz’s life. From left are David Schwartz, Dane Speltz, Taylor Stoos, Terry Schultz, Megan Musolf, and Jim Mohr.</figcaption></figure>Volunteers from the Altura Ambulance Service and Rollingstone First Responders were recognized on Monday for helping save the life of Terry Schultz, a rural Altura resident, when he suffered a heart attack earlier this spring. The Southeast Minnesota Emergency Medical Services (SE EMS) organization presented the crew members with commendations, but the most heartfelt thanks came from Schultz and his family.When EMS crews from Altura and Rollingstone arrived at the Schultzes’ property, things were not looking good. Terry was unconscious, his heart had stopped, and he was turning blue, first responders said. His wife Karen Schultz was distraught, but a Winona County dispatcher calmly talked her through how to give CPR. The EMS volunteers were quick to credit her actions as much as their own for saving Terry’s life. “I really need to find that dispatcher because without her, I couldn’t have done everything I did,” Karen said.Together, the Rollingstone First Responders and Altura Ambulance team used a defibrillator and LUCAS chest compression device and were able to stabilize Terry before the Winona Area Ambulance Service transported him to Winona Health, where he was later flown to Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis., Altura Ambulance Director Jessica Romine said. Before long, he was back home with his family — all thanks to quick action in those critical first moments.Pointing to Terry and his family, SE EMS Executive Director Alex Catevenis said, “That man is living and standing here because of you … This is exactly why we do what we do.” While EMTs are often to quick to say, “I’m just doing my job,” it’s important to recognize the impact that work has on an entire community and an entire family for generations, Catevenis said.“Everybody knows [Terry.] He’s been in Altura for his whole life,” Romine said. “So it kind of hits home when it’s somebody you know.” Especially seeing Terry back in the community afterward, underlined it for Romine: “That’s why we do what we do.”Volunteer services like Altura and Rollingstone are critical to providing fast response times in rural communities, which can make all the difference during a heart attack. “I’m so grateful they came so soon,” Terry said. “I would just like to say how incredibly thankful I am for all of you,” Karen told the volunteers.</div></body>

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Volunteers from the Altura Ambulance Service and Rollingstone First Responders were recognized on Monday for helping save the life of Terry Schultz, a rural Altura resident, when he suffered a heart attack earlier this spring. The Southeast Minnesota Emergency Medical Services (SE EMS) organization presented the crew members with commendations, but the most heartfelt thanks came from Schultz and his family.

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Volunteers from the Altura Ambulance Service and Rollingstone First Responders were recognized on Monday for helping save the life of Terry Schultz, a rura

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